Question

Which of the following proportions is true?

Answer 1

B is the correct answer!
16/36 = .44 repeating
12/27 = .44 repeating

Answer 2

To check if a proportion is true you cross multiply each side. If they are equal then its true.

Example.


15 24
20 36

multiply 15 x 36 =

multiply 20 x 24 =

If they equal, then it's true.

If they don't equal, then it's not true