Question

HELP ME OUT PRETTY PLEASE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP EXCLAMATION POINT AND ANOTHER EXCLAMATION POINT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A dripping faucet wastes a cup of water if it drips for four minutes. The amount of water wasted varies directly with the amount of time the faucet drips. What is the constant of variation?

I think that the constant may be 4.

Answer 1

It is a linear function of the form:

y = mx.

In this case the function becomes y = 4x and the constant is 4