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Explain what happens to the cross products when the terms of a proportion are cross multiplied.

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The cross product is created

Explanation:

A proportion is simply a statement that two ratios are equal. ... In problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. To find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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