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Write the sentence as proportion.then determine what we the proportion is true proportion

Write the sentence as proportion.then determine what we the proportion is true proportion-example-1

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Solution:

Given: The given sentence is fifteen is to five as four is to two.

Required: The given sentence is true or not.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence is written in a proportion as follows:


15:5::4:2

The above proportion is written as:


(15)/(5)=(4)/(2)

Which is not true.

Thus, write as:


(15)/(5)\\e(4)/(2)

Final answer: The proportion is not a true proportion.

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