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IS An adult elephant drinks about 225 liters of water each day.
Is the number of days that an elephant's water supply lasts proportional
to the number of liters of water the elephant drinks?
. PACKAGES A package shipping company charges $5.25 to deliver a package.
In addition, they charge $0.45 for each pound over one pound. Is the cost to
ship a package proportional to the weight of the package?
3. SEAOOL At a certain middle school, every homeroom teacher is assigned
28 students. There are 3 teachers who do not have a homeroom. Is the
number of students at this school proportional to the number of teachers?
4. JOBS Andrew earns $18 per hour for mowing lawns. Is the amount of
money he earns proportional to the number of hours he spends mowing?
Lesson 4-2 Proportional and Nonproportional Relationships
Transcribed Image Text:IS An adult elephant drinks about 225 liters of water each day. Is the number of days that an elephant's water supply lasts proportional to the number of liters of water the elephant drinks? . PACKAGES A package shipping company charges $5.25 to deliver a package. In addition, they charge $0.45 for each pound over one pound. Is the cost to ship a package proportional to the weight of the package? 3. SEAOOL At a certain middle school, every homeroom teacher is assigned 28 students. There are 3 teachers who do not have a homeroom. Is the number of students at this school proportional to the number of teachers? 4. JOBS Andrew earns $18 per hour for mowing lawns. Is the amount of money he earns proportional to the number of hours he spends mowing? Lesson 4-2 Proportional and Nonproportional Relationships
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