SOLUTION: write the sentence as a proportion then determine whether the proportion is true six is to twenty-four as three is to twelve

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Question 980275: write the sentence as a proportion then determine whether the proportion is true
six is to twenty-four as three is to twelve

Answer by ikleyn(52851) About Me  (Show Source):
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6%2F24 = 3%2F12.

The proportion is true since 24*3 = 72 = 6*12.