Question

How do proportions work?

Answer 1

Answer: The proportion is just a simply statement that two ratios are equal and It can be written in two ways: as two equal fractions a/b = c/d; or using a colon a:b = c:d. The following proportion is read as twenty is to twenty-five as four is to five.

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Answer 2

A proportion is simply a statement that two ratios are equal. It can be written in two ways: as two equal fractions a/b = c/d; or using a colon, a:b = c:d. The following proportion is read as "twenty is to twenty-five as four is to five."

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