Question

A snack mix recipe calls for 10 cups of cereal and 4 cups of pretzel sticks

what is a constant of proportionality that relates the numbers of the cups of the cereal ,y, to the number cups of the pretzel sticks, x ?

Answer 1

the constant of proportionality is 5/2.

Explanation:

The constant of proportionality that relates the number of cups of cereal, y, to the number of cups of pretzel sticks, x is y= 5/2x. We have a snack mix recipe that calls for 10 cups of cereal and 4 cups of pretzel sticks. Thus, the constant of proportionality is 5/2.