Question

Determine which ratio forms a proportion 24/18

Answer 1

4:3 should be the answer.

Answer 2

The required form is
`(24)/(18)=4:3`

Explanation:

Given : A proportion
`(24)/(18)`

To find : Determine the ratio form of a proportion?

Solution :

First we simplify the proportion,

`(24)/(18)=(2* 12)/(2* 9)`

`(24)/(18)=(12)/(9)`

`(24)/(18)=(3* 4)/(3* 3)`

`(24)/(18)=(4)/(3)`

The simpler form of the proportion is
`(24)/(18)=(4)/(3)`

The ratio is a form of writing two numbers in fraction as a:b i.e. using colon.

So,
`(4)/(3)=4:3`

Therefore, The required form is
`(24)/(18)=4:3`