SOLUTION: Write the proportion 5 is to 8 as 15 is to 24. Would the answer to this be 5/8 = 15/24 ? Help please.

Question 112629: Write the proportion 5 is to 8 as 15 is to 24.

Would the answer to this be 5/8 = 15/24 ? Help please.

Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You would be correct.
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You could read the word "to" as "over" ... so the problem could be interpreted as:
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5 is over 8 as 15 is over 24
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Then put 5 over 8 and set it equal to 15 over 24 ... just as you did to get:
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Notice that in your answer ... if you multiplied the numerator 5 by 3 and its denominator 8
also by 3 the left hand side of the proportion is the same as the right hand side ... that is
you have:
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just as it should be ... both sides of the equation are equal.
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Good job!!! Your answer is correct!
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