Barbara is starting a summer camp for children with hearing impairments. She needs to hire
enough counselors to chaperone the children.
There is a proportional relationship between the number of counselors Barbara hires, x, and
the maximum number of children who can attend the camp, y.
x (counselors) y (maximum number of children),
6
12
-
5
15
18
What is the constant of proportionality? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.
children per counselor