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You can complete 40 pushups in 2 minutes. Your friend can complete 57 pushups in 3 minutes. Do these rates form a proportion? Explain

User Anvd
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Answer:

no

Explanation:

User Stefon
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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

In order to find the answer, you have to make the rates as simple as they get: In other words, you have to make it so that the rate has one on each side. Like this:

40:2

20:1

57:3

19:1

As you can see, they don't have the same numbers once their simplified. Which means that they can't be proportional. So, In this specific problem, you can do one more pushup in one minute than your friend can do.

Have a good day and good luck!

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