The Following Are Examples of Connections Between Proportional Reasoning and Another

question 11

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of connections between proportional reasoning and another mathematical strand EXCEPT:

• A)The area of a rectangle is 8 square units and the length is four units long.How long is the width?
• B)The negative slope of the line on the graph represents the fact that,for every 30 miles the car travels,it burns one gallon of gas.
• C)The triangle has been enlarged by a scale factor of 2.How wide is the new triangle if its original width is 4 inches?
• D)Sandy ate 14 of her Halloween candy and her sister also ate 12 of Sandy's candy.What fraction of Sandy's candy was left?

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