Proportional Relationship
For Parents

Proportional Relationships: Help Your Child Succeed

If your child is studying proportional relationships in 7th-grade math, you might be hearing about tables, graphs, y = kx, and the constant of proportionality. This guide explains what your child needs to know and how you can help.

What Your Child Is Learning

Proportional relationships are the main focus of 7th-grade ratios and proportions. Your child learns to:

  • Determine if a table shows a proportional relationship by checking if y ÷ x is always the same
  • Identify proportional graphs that are straight lines through (0,0)
  • Write and use the equation y = kx where k is the constant of proportionality
  • Solve real-world problems involving unit rates and proportions

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