Which situation could NOT represent a proportional relationship? * The amount an employee who makes $9.50 per hour earns in h hours The cost of purchasing p pounds of bananas for $0.36 per pound The weight in x weeks of a puppy that gains 4 pounds per week if its starting weight is 16 pounds The number of gallons of water in x barrels with 33 gallons of water in each barrel

The weight in x weeks of a puppy that gains 4 pounds per week if its starting weight is 16 pounds

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Let us analyze the option one after the other

1. "The amount an employee who makes $9.50 per hour earns in h hours"

 This represents a proportional relationship, because for the more the employee works the more he earns

2. "The cost of purchasing p pounds of bananas for $0.36 per pound"

    This represents a proportional relationship, because the more the pound the greater the cost

3. "The weight in x weeks of a puppy that gains 4 pounds per week if its starting weight is 16 pounds"

This is not because there was an existing 16 pounds, although it will get to a point where the relationship becomes a proportional relationship.

4. "The number of gallons of water in x barrels with 33 gallons of water in each barrel"

    This is a proportional relation, because more barrels will contain more gallons of water.

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