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How would you explain to solve proportions

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Answer:

Solving proportions is simply a matter of stating the ratios as fractions, setting the two fractions equal to each other, cross-multiplying, and solving the resulting equation.

Example

1)


(2)/(3) = (4)/(6)

2)


(5)/(15) = (1)/(3)

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