Question

Pls explain what porprtion is

Answer 1

See explanation below

Step-by-step explanation:

Proportion simply means two ratios or two fractions are equal.

For example:

1/5 is proportional to 2/10

`(1)/(5)=(2)/(10)`

This is because when we break down 2/10 to the simplest term, we would have 1/5

In proportion, the difference between the two fractions that are equal to each other is that one fraction was multiplied by a constant number in both the nummerator and denominator.

using the example above:

`\begin{gathered} (2)/(10)=(2(1))/(2(5)) \\ =\text{ }(2)/(2)*(1)/(5) \\ =\text{ }(1)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Another example of proportion:

3/4 = 9/12

9/12 = 3(3)/3(4) = 3/4