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Use cross products to determine whether the proportion is true or false.4.53.2416d

Use cross products to determine whether the proportion is true or false.4.53.2416d-example-1
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To determine if the proportion is true, we can apply the cross product.

The proportion given is:


((4)/(5))/(4)=(3.2)/(16)

We can perform the cross product. If the two results are equal, then, we can say the proportion is true.

Let's check the first diagonal of the cross:


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