Direction:
Form a proportion for each situation.
- Three girls to 2 boys as 12 girls to 8 boys.
Answer:
In Colon form:
[tex]\sf\large\bold{3:2 = 12:8}[/tex]
In Fraction form:
[tex]\sf\large\bold{ \frac{3}{2} = \frac{12}{8} }[/tex]
Explanation:
The ratio of 3 girls is to 2 boys equal 12 girls is to 8 boys is represents as proportion. Proportion is has 4 term. The first term is the means and the second, third is the extremes. Use the cross multiplication or butterfly to identify, it is not proportion or proportion. If the product is equivalent, it represents as proportion.
So the ratio is represents as proportion.
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