A trail mix recipe asks for 4 cups of raisins for every 6 cups of peanuts. Write a proportional equation where r represents the amount of raisins, and p represents the amount of peanuts.
we know that
A relationship between two variables, x, and y, represent a proportional variation if it can be expressed in the form y=kx
where
k is the constant of proportionality
In this problem we have
p=kr
step 1
Find the value of k
k=p/r
we have the ordered pair (4,6)
substitute
k=6/4
k=1.5
therefore
the proportional equation is
