SOLUTION: Write a paragraph in which you use the terms ratio and proportion correctly. How do I do this if I have 3 female ushers and 6 male ushers?

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Question 761195: Write a paragraph in which you use the terms ratio and proportion correctly. How do I do this if I have 3 female ushers and 6 male ushers?
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A ratio is the comparison of two related quantities found by dividing one by the other.

A proportion is the equality of two ratios.

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