The number of pizzas is in a proportional relationship to the weight of the shredded cheese toppings. When shredded, a 50-lb block of cheese is enough to make 150 large pizzas. Find the constant of proportionality. Use a pencil and paper. Explain how you can use a constant of proportionality to find how much cheese is on one slice of pizza if there are 8 slices per pizza.

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?