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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.
39 litres : 65 litres and 6 bottles : 10 bottles
Solution
39 litres : 65 litres and 6 bottles : 10 bottles
`39/65 = 3/5` and `6/10 = 3/5`
Yes. These are in proportion.
Middle terms are 65 l, 6 bottles.
Extreme terms are 39 l, 10 bottles.
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