Is the following a Proportion 15/40 = 5/8
Mathematics · High School · Thu Jan 21 2021
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Given:
15/40 = 5/8
Determine if the fractions are proportion to one another.
Solution:
In order to determine if the following fractions are proportional to one another, we need to convert the fraction to decimals. To do so we simply divide the numerator with the denominator.
15/40
= 0.375
5/8
=0.625
It can be seen that the two fractions differ in value, therefore they are not proportional to another.
Final answer:
The two fractions are not proportional to one another.