The equation y = 3x denotes a direct proportionality between y and x, where y quantifies the distance in miles and x signifies the time in hours. The coordinate (3, 9) indicates that Alonso covers 9 miles in a duration of 3 hours. The coordinate (5, 15) illustrates that Alonso walks 15 miles over a span of 5 hours.
P stands for pineapple, p for pear, m for mango, and a for apple. Given a = 4*m, p = 2*a, and P = m; if they utilized 8 pineapples in their latest batch, they used 32 apples (calculated as 4*8) and 64 pears (calculated as 2*32).