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You have a babysitting job where the amount you earn is directly proportional to the number of hours you work. What does the constant of variation represent in this situation?

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It will represent your hourly rate of pay.

Let's assume

a babysitting job where the amount you earn  as 'A'

number of hours you work  as 't'

now, we are given

You have a babysitting job where the amount you earn is directly proportional to the number of hours you work.

so, we get

[tex]A=kt[/tex]

where

k is constant of proportionality

now, we can solve for k

[tex]k=\frac{A}{t}[/tex]

so, the constant of variation represents in this situation is the amount you earn per hour............Answer


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