SamMorlock
SamMorlock SamMorlock
  • 19-01-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Are the following ratios proportional? Explain why or why not. 3 to 8; 7:20

Respuesta :

dumpsterfire413 dumpsterfire413
  • 19-01-2018
Nope! If they were proportional, one would be able to be reduced to the other. 
It's like the (however clichéd) example of pie slices! If you cut two pies into 8 and 20 pieces, three pieces of the pie sliced into eight pieces will not be the same as seven pieces of the pie sliced into twenty!
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Theories are considered successful only if they... A. Can be used to make accurate predictions. B. can be stated in simple terms. C. can be written in the for
How to graph the function with the given domain. Then how to identify the range of the function: y=-2x+4: Domain x ≤0 Please show all steps and answer! :)
What number has factors that add up to thirty
What is the place and the value of 2.195
how many ways can 5 children line up to get on the school bus if Jenny always gets on third
What problems did the Dutch, Swedish, and English experience
lynn has a watering can that holds 16 cups of water,and she fills it half full.then she waters her 15 plants so that each plant gets the same amount of water.ho
What does energy flow mean for science? 15 points if answered.
Please I need help don't understand this problem.Trina and Jessie went on vacation. Trina went scuba diving and reached an elevation of -85.5 meters, which is b
Between which pair of numbers is the exact product of 379 and 8. Give an example how to solve.