A bakery is making loaves of French bread. The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour per loaf of bread. The data table shows how much flour the bakery needs depending on the number of loaves it intends to make. At which ratio in the data table does the constant of proportionality appear?
The constant of proportionality represents the relationship between the number of loaves of bread and the amount of flour needed. It determines how the amount of flour changes as the number of loaves increases or decreases. In this case, the constant of proportionality is the amount of flour required per loaf of bread, which is given to be 2 cups.
For example, if the bakery intends to make 1 loaf of bread, it would need 2 cups of flour. If it wants to make 2 loaves of bread, it would need 4 cups of flour (2 cups per loaf x 2 loaves = 4 cups). This relationship maintains the constant of proportionality of 2 cups of flour per loaf.
Therefore, the constant of proportionality of 2 cups of flour per loaf appears at a ratio of 2 loaves/4 cups of flour.