Worksheet for determining proportionality using tables of X and Y values.
A worksheet titled "Determining Proportionality with Tables" featuring 12 tables of X and Y values, asking students to determine if the values are proportional. The worksheet includes a section for answers and a math reference section at the bottom.
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Let’s go through each table one by one to see if the values are proportional.
What does “proportional” mean?
Two quantities are proportional if you can multiply every X value by the same number (called the constant of proportionality) to get the Y value. In other words, Y ÷ X should always give the same result — as long as X is not zero.
We’ll check each table by dividing Y by X for each row and seeing if we get the same number every time.
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Table 1:
X | Y
-4 | -5 → -5 ÷ -4 = 1.25
-3 | -6 → -6 ÷ -3 = 2 ← different!
Not proportional → no
Wait — let me double-check:
Actually, maybe I made a mistake. Let’s recalculate carefully:
Row 1: Y/X = -5 / -4 = 1.25
Row 2: -6 / -3 = 2 → NOT the same → so not proportional → no
But wait — what if it’s not division? Maybe it’s addition or something else? No — proportionality means multiplication by a constant. So if Y = k * X, then k = Y/X must be constant.
So Table 1: ratios are 1.25, 2, 7/3≈2.33, 8 → all different → no
Actually, hold on — let me do this more systematically.
Better approach: For each table, compute Y/X for each row (if X ≠ 0). If all results are equal → yes. Otherwise → no.
Also, if any X=0, then Y must also be 0 for proportionality (since 0*k=0).
Let’s redo with care.
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Table 1:
(-4, -5): -5/-4 = 1.25
(-3, -6): -6/-3 = 2 → already different → no
Table 2:
(6, -2): -2/6 = -1/3 ≈ -0.333
(7, -1): -1/7 ≈ -0.142 → different → no
Wait — that doesn’t look right. Let me check again.
Actually, maybe I should think differently. What if the relationship is linear but not proportional? Proportional means it passes through origin — so when X=0, Y=0. But here none have X=0 except possibly later tables.
Alternative method: Check if Y/X is constant.
Table 2:
6 → -2 → ratio = -2/6 = -1/3
7 → -1 → -1/7 → not same → no
But wait — let's try Table 3:
Table 3:
(-70, -10): -10/-70 = 1/7
(-56, -8): -8/-56 = 1/7
(-14, -2): -2/-14 = 1/7
(-7, -1): -1/-7 = 1/7 → ALL SAME! → yes
Okay, so Table 3 is proportional.
Now back to Table 1 — definitely not.
Table 2: let's list:
6 → -2 → ratio = -1/3
7 → -1 → ratio = -1/7 → not same → no
Table 4:
6→3 → 3/6=0.5
7→4 → 4/7≈0.57 → not same → no
Table 5:
1→10 → 10
2→20 → 10
7→70 → 10
10→100 → 10 → ALL 10 → yes
Table 6:
1→2 → 2
4→4 → 1 → different → no
Table 7:
20→-32 → -32/20 = -1.6
15→-24 → -24/15 = -1.6
10→-16 → -16/10 = -1.6
5→-8 → -8/5 = -1.6 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 8:
70→-10 → -10/70 = -1/7
63→-9 → -9/63 = -1/7
35→-5 → -5/35 = -1/7
21→-3 → -3/21 = -1/7 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 9:
2→7 → 7/2=3.5
6→21 → 21/6=3.5
18→63 → 63/18=3.5
20→70 → 70/20=3.5 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 10:
-12→-32 → -32/-12 = 8/3 ≈2.666
-9→-24 → -24/-9 = 8/3
-6→-16 → -16/-6 = 8/3
-3→-8 → -8/-3 = 8/3 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 11:
9→3 → 3/9=1/3
36→6 → 6/36=1/6 → different → no
Wait — 3/9=1/3, 6/36=1/6 — not same → no
Table 12:
2→4 → 4/2=2
3→6 → 6/3=2
4→12 → 12/4=3 → different → no
Wait — 4→12 gives 3, others give 2 → not proportional → no
But let me confirm Table 12:
Row1: 2→4 → ratio=2
Row2: 3→6 → ratio=2
Row3: 4→12 → ratio=3 → not same → no
Now let’s summarize:
1) no
2) no
3) yes
4) no
5) yes
6) no
7) yes
8) yes
9) yes
10) yes
11) no
12) no
Wait — I think I made a mistake in Table 2 earlier. Let me recheck Table 2:
Table 2:
6 → -2 → ratio = -2/6 = -1/3
7 → -1 → -1/7 → not same → still no
But what about Table 11?
Table 11:
9→3 → 3/9=1/3
36→6 → 6/36=1/6 → not same → no
Is there any chance I missed something?
Another way: sometimes people check if the ratio between consecutive rows is same, but no — for proportionality, it’s Y/X constant.
Let me verify Table 10 again:
-12 → -32: (-32)/(-12) = 32/12 = 8/3
-9 → -24: 24/9 = 8/3
-6 → -16: 16/6 = 8/3
-3 → -8: 8/3 → yes
Table 7: all -1.6 → yes
Table 8: all -1/7 → yes
Table 9: all 3.5 → yes
Table 5: all 10 → yes
Table 3: all 1/7 → yes
Others: no
So final answers:
1) no
2) no
3) yes
4) no
5) yes
6) no
7) yes
8) yes
9) yes
10) yes
11) no
12) no
I think that’s correct.
Final Answer:
1. no
2. no
3. yes
4. no
5. yes
6. no
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. no
12. no
What does “proportional” mean?
Two quantities are proportional if you can multiply every X value by the same number (called the constant of proportionality) to get the Y value. In other words, Y ÷ X should always give the same result — as long as X is not zero.
We’ll check each table by dividing Y by X for each row and seeing if we get the same number every time.
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Table 1:
X | Y
-4 | -5 → -5 ÷ -4 = 1.25
-3 | -6 → -6 ÷ -3 = 2 ← different!
Not proportional → no
Wait — let me double-check:
Actually, maybe I made a mistake. Let’s recalculate carefully:
Row 1: Y/X = -5 / -4 = 1.25
Row 2: -6 / -3 = 2 → NOT the same → so not proportional → no
But wait — what if it’s not division? Maybe it’s addition or something else? No — proportionality means multiplication by a constant. So if Y = k * X, then k = Y/X must be constant.
So Table 1: ratios are 1.25, 2, 7/3≈2.33, 8 → all different → no
Actually, hold on — let me do this more systematically.
Better approach: For each table, compute Y/X for each row (if X ≠ 0). If all results are equal → yes. Otherwise → no.
Also, if any X=0, then Y must also be 0 for proportionality (since 0*k=0).
Let’s redo with care.
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Table 1:
(-4, -5): -5/-4 = 1.25
(-3, -6): -6/-3 = 2 → already different → no
Table 2:
(6, -2): -2/6 = -1/3 ≈ -0.333
(7, -1): -1/7 ≈ -0.142 → different → no
Wait — that doesn’t look right. Let me check again.
Actually, maybe I should think differently. What if the relationship is linear but not proportional? Proportional means it passes through origin — so when X=0, Y=0. But here none have X=0 except possibly later tables.
Alternative method: Check if Y/X is constant.
Table 2:
6 → -2 → ratio = -2/6 = -1/3
7 → -1 → -1/7 → not same → no
But wait — let's try Table 3:
Table 3:
(-70, -10): -10/-70 = 1/7
(-56, -8): -8/-56 = 1/7
(-14, -2): -2/-14 = 1/7
(-7, -1): -1/-7 = 1/7 → ALL SAME! → yes
Okay, so Table 3 is proportional.
Now back to Table 1 — definitely not.
Table 2: let's list:
6 → -2 → ratio = -1/3
7 → -1 → ratio = -1/7 → not same → no
Table 4:
6→3 → 3/6=0.5
7→4 → 4/7≈0.57 → not same → no
Table 5:
1→10 → 10
2→20 → 10
7→70 → 10
10→100 → 10 → ALL 10 → yes
Table 6:
1→2 → 2
4→4 → 1 → different → no
Table 7:
20→-32 → -32/20 = -1.6
15→-24 → -24/15 = -1.6
10→-16 → -16/10 = -1.6
5→-8 → -8/5 = -1.6 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 8:
70→-10 → -10/70 = -1/7
63→-9 → -9/63 = -1/7
35→-5 → -5/35 = -1/7
21→-3 → -3/21 = -1/7 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 9:
2→7 → 7/2=3.5
6→21 → 21/6=3.5
18→63 → 63/18=3.5
20→70 → 70/20=3.5 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 10:
-12→-32 → -32/-12 = 8/3 ≈2.666
-9→-24 → -24/-9 = 8/3
-6→-16 → -16/-6 = 8/3
-3→-8 → -8/-3 = 8/3 → ALL SAME → yes
Table 11:
9→3 → 3/9=1/3
36→6 → 6/36=1/6 → different → no
Wait — 3/9=1/3, 6/36=1/6 — not same → no
Table 12:
2→4 → 4/2=2
3→6 → 6/3=2
4→12 → 12/4=3 → different → no
Wait — 4→12 gives 3, others give 2 → not proportional → no
But let me confirm Table 12:
Row1: 2→4 → ratio=2
Row2: 3→6 → ratio=2
Row3: 4→12 → ratio=3 → not same → no
Now let’s summarize:
1) no
2) no
3) yes
4) no
5) yes
6) no
7) yes
8) yes
9) yes
10) yes
11) no
12) no
Wait — I think I made a mistake in Table 2 earlier. Let me recheck Table 2:
Table 2:
6 → -2 → ratio = -2/6 = -1/3
7 → -1 → -1/7 → not same → still no
But what about Table 11?
Table 11:
9→3 → 3/9=1/3
36→6 → 6/36=1/6 → not same → no
Is there any chance I missed something?
Another way: sometimes people check if the ratio between consecutive rows is same, but no — for proportionality, it’s Y/X constant.
Let me verify Table 10 again:
-12 → -32: (-32)/(-12) = 32/12 = 8/3
-9 → -24: 24/9 = 8/3
-6 → -16: 16/6 = 8/3
-3 → -8: 8/3 → yes
Table 7: all -1.6 → yes
Table 8: all -1/7 → yes
Table 9: all 3.5 → yes
Table 5: all 10 → yes
Table 3: all 1/7 → yes
Others: no
So final answers:
1) no
2) no
3) yes
4) no
5) yes
6) no
7) yes
8) yes
9) yes
10) yes
11) no
12) no
I think that’s correct.
Final Answer:
1. no
2. no
3. yes
4. no
5. yes
6. no
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. no
12. no
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