Question

40 feet is to 60 feet as 4 feet is to 6 feet whats the proportion

Answer 1

the proportion is 4/6 or 2/3 which can be written 2:3

Answer 2

so either is right?

Answer 3

it says do not simplify

Answer 4

yep... ratios are another way of writing fractions... simplifying is just a case of finding the largest number that divides into both numbers... in this case 4:6 it was 2

Answer 5

well then its just 4:6 or even 40 :60.... you don't write units

Answer 6

find decinal rotation 135%

Answer 7

A proportion is two equal ratios (think of them as fractions) so

40 feet is to 60 feet as 4 feet is to 6 feet

40/60 = 4/6