You can check whether the ratios form a proportion by comparing the ratios in their simplest form.
No.
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Recall that ratios form a proportion when the ratios are equivalent. Thus, to determine if the given ratios are equivalent, we will rewrite the ratios in their simplest form. If the resultant ratios are equivalent, then the ratios form a proportion.
&18/4=18÷2/4÷2=9/2 [1.2em]
&27/9=27÷9/9÷9=3
The ratios are not equivalent because their simplest forms are not equal. Therefore, 184 and 279 do not form a proportion.
