Question

Maureen is starting a summer camp for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She needs to hire enough counselors to chaperone the children.

There is a proportional relationship between the number of counselors Maureen hires, x, and the maximum number of children who can attend the camp, y.
What is the constant of proportionality? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

Answer 1

K = y/x

Explanation:

To find the constant of proportionality (k) in a proportional relationship between the number of counselors (x) and the maximum number of children who can attend the camp (y), you can use the formula:

y=kx

Given the information you provided, the constant of proportionality (k) is the ratio of the maximum number of children to the number of counselors:

k= y/x

However, I need the specific values of

x and y to calculate the constant of proportionality. If you have those values, you can substitute them into the formula to find K