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Do these ratios form a proportion?

9¢ for every 4 employees
17¢ for every 12 employees
yes or no

User Akib
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Answer:

No, it does not form a proportion.

User William Lorfing
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Answer:

No, this does not form a proportion

Explanation:

9 cents/4 employees = 17 cents/12 employees

The left side was 2.25 and right side was 1.416.

These were not equal, making this statement false (no)

User Shahidfoy
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