Question

Which of the following shows that 5/6 = 15/18 is a proportion?

a. 5.3/6.3 = 15/18
b. 5 + 10/6 + 12 = 15/18
c. 5 . 15 = 6 . 18
d. 5 . 18 = 6 . 15

Answer 1

The correct answer is d) 5·18=6·15

Answer 2

The correct answer option is d. 5 . 18 = 6 . 15.

Explanation:

We are given the following pair of fractions and we are to figure out whether which of the given options is equal to this given fraction:

`\frac { 5 } { 6 } = \frac { 15 } { 18 }`

From the given options, d. 5 . 18 = 6 . 15 is the correct answer option as the numbers are cross multiplied to give
`\frac { 5 } { 6 } = \frac { 15 } { 18 }`.