IXL | Do the ratios form a proportion?

Do the ratios

and

form a proportion?

yes

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Do the ratios

and

form a proportion?

yes

Two equivalent ratios form a proportion.

Equivalent ratios have the same value.

To determine whether the two ratios

and

form a proportion, you can compare them using a common denominator.

The denominators are 5 and 20. You can use 20 as the common denominator since 20 is a multiple of 5.

Write

with a denominator of 20.

So,

and

are equal.

This means that the ratios

and

form a

proportion.

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