Question

Write the sentences as proportion. Twelve hundredths is to three as twenty-four hundredths is to eight

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Remember that

A proportion is the ratio (quotient) between two numbers

so

Twelve hundredths to three is ---->
`(0.12)/(3)`

Twenty-four hundredths to eight ---->
`(0.24)/(8)`

therefore

Twelve hundredths is to three as twenty-four hundredths is to eight

`(0.12)/(3)=(0.24)/(8)`

Note The proportion is not true