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Do the ratios 12/8 and 2/1 form a proportion
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Do the ratios 12/8 and 2/1 form a proportion

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No. 12/2 is 6, but 8/1 is 8 not 6.
User Andriy Makukha
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Answer:

No, the cross products to not equal

Explanation:


(12)/(8) =
(2)/(1)

12(1) = 8(2)

12
\\eq 16

Or make them both into decimals

12/8 = 1.5


(2)/(1) = 2 They do not equal each other.

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