SOLUTION: Does 1/5 and 5/15, make proportions?

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Question 399144: Does 1/5 and 5/15, make proportions?
Found 2 solutions by robertb, mananth:
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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No. 5/15 = 1/3, and so is not equal to 1/5.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5 * 5/5 = 5/25
so
so it is not in proportion.