How do I interpret constants of proportionality

Atrain leaves little? rock, arkansas, and travels north at 90 kilometers per hour. another train leaves at the same time and travels south at 80 kilometers per hour. how long will it take before they are 680 kilometers? apart?

Suppose that the price p, in dollars, and the number of sales, x, of a certain item follow the equation 4 p plus 4 x plus 2 pxequals56. suppose also that p and x are both functions of time, measured in days. find the rate at which x is changing when xequals2, pequals6, and startfraction dp over dt endfraction equals1.5.

Darragh has a golden eagle coin in his collection with a mass of 13.551\,\text{g}13.551g. an uncirculated golden eagle coin has a mass of 13.714\,\text{g}13.714g.