Which situation could NOT represent a proportional relationship? A) The amount an employee who makes $13.50 per hour in h hours. B) The cost of purchasing p pounds of bananas for $0.39 per pound. C) The number of gallons of oil in b barrels with 48 gallons of oil in each barrel. D) The weight in w weeks of a puppy that gains 1.5 pounds per week if its starting weight is 6 pounds.

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Efrain Pugh

26 February, 04:51

Which situation could NOT represent a proportional relationship? A) The amount an employee who makes $13.50 per hour in h hours. B) The cost of purchasing p pounds of bananas for $0.39 per pound. C) The number of gallons of oil in b barrels with 48 gallons of oil in each barrel. D) The weight in w weeks of a puppy that gains 1.5 pounds per week if its starting weight is 6 pounds.

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Tristian Ramsey · Answer 1

Answer:d

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its D

Macy Pearson · Answer 2

D

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D) The weight in w weeks of a puppy that gains 1.5 pounds per week if its starting weight is 6 pounds.

Why? Because the weight of the puppy has an initial value other than zero, and thus the straight line graph here does not go through the origin.