1. The equation is 18 = 3 × x
2. a) The independent variable is the of ounces of lemon juice in the lemonade
b) A = a × b
c) First quadrant
The procedure to find the above answers are presented here as follows;
1. The following is the table of values of the data
[tex]\begin{array}{ccc} Lemon \ juice \ ounces \ (x)& & Water \ in \ ounces \ (y)\\2&&6\\3&&9\\4&&12\\5&&15\end{array}[/tex]
The given data in the table shows that the Lemon juice ounces, x, and the Water in ounces, y, have a direct proportionality relationship which is given as follows;
y ∝ x
∴ y = k × x
Where;
k = The constant of proportionality
k = y/x
Therefore;
k = 6/2 = 9/3 = 12/4 = 15/5 = 3
k = 3
y = k × x
∴ y = 3 × x
Therefore;
The equation to represent how much lemon juice, x, is needed when Waheeda uses y = 18 ounces of water is given by placing y = 18 in y = 3 × x as to get;
18 = 3 × x
∴ x = 18/3 = 6; 6 ounces of lemon juice is needed with 18 ounces of water
2. The independent variable is the input or causing variable that determines the output variable
Therefore, the independent variable is the number of ounces of lemon juice required to be mixed with a given number of ounce of water to make lemonade
b) Let a represent the selling price for a glass of lemonade, let b represent the number of glasses of lemonade she sells, and let A represent the amount she earns, we have;
A = a × b
c) The given x and y values in the data are both positive values, which indicate that the data would appear in the first quadrant
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