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Question
Determine if the following ratios form a proportion. Also, write the middle terms and extreme terms where the ratios form a proportion.
2 kg : 80 kg and 25 g : 625 g
Solution
2 kg : 80 kg and 25 g : 625 g
`2/80 = 1/40` and `25/625 = 1/25`
No. These are not in proportion.
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