Question

In the proportion 5/6=10/12 the means are 6 and 10. true false

Answer 1

True

Explanation:

In a proportion, you have the extremes (the lowest and highest value) and the means (the betweenness).

5 is the lowest extreme, whereas 12 is the highest extreme.

Therefore, 6 and 10 are the means, the in-between values.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

When two ratios are same then they are called proportion. A proportion can be written as follows.

p : q : : r : s

or,
`(p)/(q) = (r)/(s)`

In the proportion given above, the values p and s are called extremes. Whereas values q and r are called mean.

Thus, in the proportion
`(5)/(6) = (10)/(12)`, the means will be 6 and 10.

Hence, we can conclude that the given statement is true.