Can anybody help me with this question please?

An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

896.31 cm= km 100cm = 1m 1000m = 1km a) 0.0089631 b) 0.0089631 c) 8.9631 d) 89.631

How can you tell when x and y are not directly proportional?