Percentages are simply the measures of a quantity over a hundred (100), while proportional relationships are relationships that have a constant equivalent ratio
Solving proportional relationships using percentage
A proportional relationship is represented as:
[tex]y = kx[/tex]
Where k represents the proportionality constant, and x and y are the variables (or quantities).
Using percentages, then k has to be represented as a percentage.
Take for instance,
- 20 is 5% of 100
- 7 is 5% of 140
When the above instance are represented as a proportional relationship, we have:
[tex]y = 5\% \times x[/tex]
Such that
[tex]k = 5\%[/tex]
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