SOLUTION: how do you set up a proportion ?

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Question 246851: how do you set up a proportion ?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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one is to another as a third is to a fourth
you are comparing to ratios-two fractions
you set them up equal to each other
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