A student argues that Y= X/9 does not represent a proportional relationship between X and because we need to multiply one variable by the same constant to get the other one and not divide it by a constant. Do you agree or disagree with this student?
disagree. dividing by 9 is the same as multiplying by 1/9. we can look at the equation y = x/9 as y = 1/9x. also, y/x = 1/9 is constant for all corresponding values of x and y
