Question

How do you know if the pair 3/2 and 18/8 form a proportion?

Answer 1

No.

Explanation:

For two fractions to be proportional, they must be equivalent. `3/2 = 1.5` and `18/8 = 2.25`, so these fractions are not proportional.

Another way to check is by noting that the numerator of `3/2` is multiplied by `6` to give you `18`, but the denominator is only multiplied by `4`.

And, since `6` obviously doesn't equal `4`, this is another check.

However, `3/2` and `18/12` are in proportion.