SOLUTION: which is an example of a proportion? 2/3, n=1/2, 2/5=a/15,or none of these? (thank you for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Question 9083: which is an example of a proportion? 2/3, n=1/2, 2/5=a/15,or none of these? (thank you for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A ratio of two numbers is like a fraction .
A proportion is a ratio of two numbers equal to a ratio of two other numbers:
. So, I would say that the ratio is . I suppose if had been written in the form , then that too would have been an example of a proportion.

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