Question

Organic foods in local stores are typically more expensive than conventional foods. The table below compares recent organic and conventional prices per pound for carrots and apples. Use the table to answer the questions. Do the organic prices vary directly with the conventional prices? If so, identify k. Does the total cost of organic apples vary directly with the number of pounds of organic apples purchased? If so, identify k.

Answer 1

Answer:

Organic foods in local stores are typically more expensive than conventional foods.

The table below compares recent organic and conventional prices per pound for carrots and apples. Use the table to answer the questions.

A table showing the first column, Organic Price and the second column, Conventional Price. The first row is Carrots with the entries, $1.51 per pound and $0.77 per pound. The second row is Apples with the entries $2.34 per pound and $1.57 per pound. The third row is Onions with the entries $1.57 per pound and $0.93 per pound.

Do the organic prices vary directly with the conventional prices? If so, identify k.

No, This is not direct variation.

Does the total cost of organic apples vary directly with the number of pounds of organic apples purchased? If so, identify k.

Yes, this is direct variation with k = 2.34.

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Answer 2

_Do the organic prices vary directly with the conventional prices?
   No, this is not a direct variation

_Does the total cost of organic apples vary directly with the number of pounds of organic apples purchased? If so, identify k.
  Yes, this is direct variation k=2.34