You prepare 18 scoops of dog food for 6 dogs, and prepare 24 scoops of dog food for 8 dogs. What is

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    You prepare 18 scoops of dog food for 6 dogs, and prepare 24 scoops of dog food for 8 dogs. What is the constant of proportionality for the amount of dog food to the number of dogs? How many scoops of dog food should you prepare for 9 dogs?

    18/6 = 24/8 = 3 as the constant of proportionality for the amount of dog food to the number of dogs.

    What this means is for every dog, we give them 3 scoops of food.

    So for 9 dogs, we give 9 dogs * 3 scoops of food per dog = 27 scoops
     

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