How can you tell from the graph of molly's garden on the previous slide that it represents a proportional relationship?

A proportional relationship is a relation of the form:

Y = A*X

This means that if we have two variables, X and Y, for each unit that X grows, Y grows A times that.

And notice that the relation:

Y/A = X

is also a porportional relationship

This relationship can be expresed in a graph as a straight line that pases through the origin and has a constant unit of growht (in this case A) that is also called the "slope" of the line.

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1