document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112113>Question 112113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the proportion 5 is to 8 as 15 is to 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These questions I just do not understand at all can someone help please? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it 5/8 = 15/24? Or am I backwards, upsidedown :)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct. Notice that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > reduces to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (divide both top and bottom by 3). So this shows that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8+=+15%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8+=+15%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8+=+5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8+=+5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means the proportion is correct. </SPAN>\n" );
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