Question

There is a proportional relationship between the number of days Greg works in the forest, x, and the total number of trees he cuts down, y.

What is the constant of proportionality? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.



___________trees per day



3 trees


4 trees


2 trees

6 trees

Answer 1

3 days - 2 days = 1 day

9 trees - 6 trees = 3 trees.

He cuts 3 trees down in 1 day.

The answer is 3 trees.