Question #363c9

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Jan 29, 2016

Y prop X with a proportionality constant of 2 means Y = 2X

Explanation:

We can write the statement "Y is proportional to the value of X ", which means that if X is double, Y is also doubled etc, as follows:

Y prop X
Y is proportional to X

To convert a proportionality relationship to an equation, we need some constant or coefficient, which we would write as:

Y = kX, where k is the proportionality constant.

In this case, k is 2, so

Y = 2X