Solution:
Given: The given sentence is fifteen is to five as four is to two.
Required: The given sentence is true or not.
Explanation:
The sentence is written in a proportion as follows:
[tex]15:5::4:2[/tex]
The above proportion is written as:
[tex]\frac{15}{5}=\frac{4}{2}[/tex]
Which is not true.
Thus, write as:
[tex]\frac{15}{5}\ne\frac{4}{2}[/tex]
Final answer: The proportion is not a true proportion.
