The equation t = 0.07c represents the tax, t, based on the cost, c, of an item. Which part of the equation represents the constant of proportionality?
You just told us that 't' is the tax, and 'c' is the cost of the item.
We know it's not the 'equals' sign (=), so the only thing left
that it could be is the 0.07 .
Answer:
Hence, the part of equation that represents the constant of proportionality is:
0.07
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given a equation in terms of variable t and c as:
\(t=0.07c\)
where t is the tax based on the cost, c of an item.
The constant of proportionality is the ratio between two directly proportional quantities.
Here the two quantities are t and c.
Also,
\(\dfrac{t}{c}=0.07\)
Hence, from the definition of constant of proportionality we observe that the part of the equation that represents the constant of proportionality is:
0.07