SOLUTION: Given the proportion a/b=8/15, what ratio completes the equivalent proportion a/8=?

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Question 565286:
Given the proportion a/b=8/15, what ratio completes the equivalent proportion a/8=?
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1) a/b=8/15 [divide both sides by 8]
2) a/(8b)=1/15 [multiply both sides by b]
3) a/8=b/15