A store sells 3 ears of corn for $1.

They round prices to the nearest cent as shown in the table. Tell whether

you would describe the relationship between cost and number of ears of

corn as a proportional relationship. Justify your answer.

Ears of corn 1 2 3

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25 September, 12:15

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Alyson Pollard · Answer 1

Ears of corn 1 2 3 4

Amt charged ($) 0.33 0.67 1.00 1.34

The relation is inversely proportional given by:

amt = ears/3

A store sells 3 ears of corn for $1.They round prices to the nearest cent as shown in the table. Tell whetheryou would describe the relationship between cost and number of ears ofcorn as a proportional relationship. Justify your answer.Ears of corn 1 2 3