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  • 19-02-2020
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Is 40/48 proportional to 56/42

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SSchaefer SSchaefer
  • 19-02-2020

Answer:

To find if something is proportional you want to reduce them to there simplest form, so we want to reduce each fraction down

40/48= 5/6

56/42= 8/7

Therefore; these two fractions are not proportional because they reduce to different numbers

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GameKnight31
GameKnight31 GameKnight31
  • 19-02-2020

Answer:

no

Step-by-step explanation:

Cross multiply:

40 * 42 = 48 * 56

Simplifying

40 * 42 = 48 * 56

Multiply 40 * 42

1680 = 48 * 56

Multiply 48 * 56

1680 = 2688

Solving

1680 = 2688

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