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these form a proportion: 10 altos for every 16 sopranos, 5 altos for every 8 sopranos. True or False?

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Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

A proportion states the equality of two fractions. It is an equation that shows that two fractions are equivalent to each other.

Looking at the given statement;

10 altos for every 16 sopranos, 5 altos for every 8 sopranos.

This can be expressed as;


(10)/(16),(5)/(8)

And we can see that the two fractions are equivalent, if we divide the numerator and denominator of the 1st fraction by 2 we'll have the 2nd fraction.

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