5/8 - 75/120
2006-10-17 07:58:33 · 8 answers · asked by momoftwins1986 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
To determine if they are proportional, then reduce the fractions.
5/8 is already reduce
75/120 Dive the numerator(top) and denominator(bottom) by 5
15/24 Dive the numerator and denominator by 3
5/8 Therefore 5/8 and 75/120 are proportional by a factor of 15 (3*5)
2006-10-17 08:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are proportional as (5/8) *(15/15) = 75/120
2006-10-17 08:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, they are proportional. 75/120 reduced by a factor of 15 is 5/8.
2006-10-17 08:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by doncorleone722001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are 2ways you could do this.
1) punch both of those into a calculator and see if they equal the same thing - a teacher wont like this method very much
2) find a common denominator...
what do you need to multiply 8 by to get 120? the answer is, 15. so multiply your numerator by 15 also... which gives you 75/120. they are certainly proportional.
2006-10-17 08:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Gart888 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes they are. you cross multiply and divide. You muliply 75 and 8 and divide by 5 and if you get 120, they are proportional
2006-10-17 08:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quick trick: If the product of the means equals the product of the extremes, the fractions are equal.
Since the do in the above case, they are equal (proportional)
2006-10-17 08:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
discover the least worry-unfastened denominator, that's a hundred and twenty, divide it by utilising 8 to work out which you get 15. multiply the 15 cases 5 interior the numerator and get seventy 5. because of the fact the numerators are components besides because of the fact the denominators, they are proportional 5*15=seventy 5 -- --- 8*15=a hundred and twenty
2016-11-23 16:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-17 08:07:27 · answer #8 · answered by marvelousshouehouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋