Rates Flashcards
What is a unit rate?
a rate for one of something
Mark is paid $187 per 2 weeks. How much is he paid per day?
$13.35
Jessie has a babysitting job where she gets paid 20 dollars per child she babysits. How much money will she make if she babysits 5 kids per week for 4 weeks?
$400
If you get 10 pages of homework per 2 weeks, how many pages homework should you do per school week to finish all of it?
1
What is rate of change?
how quickly something changes over time (y=kx, k being the constant rate,)
also known as constant of proportionality
In the equation y=kx, what does k stand for?
the constant of proportionality
Lia and Nolan are running a bake sale. The table shows the relationship between x, the amount of cookies, and y, the amount of money they make.
x(cookies) y(money)
5 10
10 15
15 20
According to the values in the table, do x and y have a proportional relationship?
Yes
Sophie is selling bracelets. The table shows the relationship between x, the amount of bracelets, and y, the amount of money she makes.
x(bracelets) y(money)
2 4
6 13
15 20
According to the values in the table, do x and y have a proportional relationship?
No
Is this a proportional relationship?
y = 3x + 1
No
Is this a proportional relationship?
y = 4x - 2
No
Select all proportional relationships
1. y = 4x - 2
2. y = 2x
3. y = 3x
4. y = 7x + 1
2 and 3
How do you define a proportional relationship?
Proportional relationships will be in the form y = kx