SOLUTION: Write the proportion that is equivalent to the given statement If Maria hit 8 home runs in 15 softball games, then she should hit 24 home runs in 45 games

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Question 112233: Write the proportion that is equivalent to the given statement
If Maria hit 8 home runs in 15 softball games, then she should hit 24 home runs in 45 games
Answer by BrittanyM(80) About Me  (Show Source):
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when working with proportions, it's always part over whole is equal to part over whole.

So our proportion should say:
eight hits per fifteen games is equal to twenty-four hits per forty-five games.

So that's
8/15 = 24/45

And each of these are equal to roughly 53%