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Do these ratios form a proportion?

Do these ratios form a proportion?-example-1
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No, because both of them will never be able to match; become equivalent. You would have to multiply 2 different numbers to make them match, meaning they would not be proportional. For a comparison to be proportional, the ratio you are trying to simplify to must be achieved by multiplying 2 numbers from the previous ratio by one LCD.


(3\cdot 4)/(7 \cdot 3) = (12)/(21)

They are able to make 12/21, but that does not mean they are proportional.

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