Question

What are the extremes of the following proportion?

3⁄15 = 12⁄60



A. 12 and 60
B. 3 and 15
C. 15 and 12
D. 3 and 60

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "D. 3 and 60." The means of the proportion is 15 and 12. The means-extremes property of proportions allows you to cross multiply, taking the product of the means and setting them equal to the product of the extremes.