Jacob needs 48 ounces of tomatoes for the spaghetti sauce. He is choosing between the two brands shown. Explain how Jacob can determine which is the better value. A 2-column table with 2 rows. Column 1 is labeled Brand A with entries 8 ounces, 2 dollars and 99 cents. Column 2 is labeled brand B with entries 16 ounces, 4 dollars and 99 cents.

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

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