Question

a/5= 6/b is an example of a proportion where a ≠ 0 and b ≠ 0.
True or False?

Answer 1

true

Answer 2

Can you explain why?

Answer 3

a proportion is the name given to a statement that 2 ratios are equal

eg 6/2 = 12/4

or 1/3 = 3/9

if the numbers are a and b in your example are 0 then there is no equality

0/5 is not equal 6/0