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20/35 and 30/45 Are these ratios proptional?yes or no?

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Two ratios are proportional if after reducing them to thier lowest terms, they results are the same. By reducing to its lowest term, the numerator and denominator is divided by a common fraction until it cannot be reduced further.

For 20/35, if we divide the numerator and denominator by 5, it becomes

4/7

For 30/45, if we divide the numerator and denominator by 15, it becomes

2/3

Since the results are not equal, then the ratios are

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