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Question
Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not?
0.4, 0.5, 2.9 and 3.5
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Solution
0.4, 0.5, 2.9 and 3.5 are in proportion
if 0.4 × 3.5 = 0.5 × 2.9
⇒ 1.40 = 1.45
which is not true
Hence 0.4, 0.5, 2.9 and 3.5 are not in proportion.
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