SOLUTION: Write the proportion 5 is to 8 as 15 is to 24. These questions I just do not understand at all can someone help please? Is it 5/8 = 15/24? Or am I backwards, upsidedown :)?

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Question 112113: Write the proportion 5 is to 8 as 15 is to 24.
These questions I just do not understand at all can someone help please?
Is it 5/8 = 15/24? Or am I backwards, upsidedown :)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are correct. Notice that 15%2F24 reduces to 5%2F8 (divide both top and bottom by 3). So this shows that 5%2F8+=+15%2F24 becomes 5%2F8+=+5%2F8 which means the proportion is correct.