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Does 7/14 and 3/6 form a proportion

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Quick Answer: Yes

If you reduce both to their lowest terms each becomes 1/2

Divide the numerator and denominator by 7 for the first one

(7 ÷ 7)/(14 ÷ 7) = 1/2

And numerator and denominator by 3 for the second one

(3 ÷ 3)/ (6 ÷ 3) = 1/2

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