You can use cross products to determine if the ratios are equivalent.
Yes.
Practice makes perfect
To determine if the given ratios form a proportion. Let's first write them as fractions.
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Ratio & & Fraction [0.8em]
9: 3 & → & 9/3 [1em]
45: 15 & → & 45/15
Then, we will set them equal to one another and use the Cross Products Property. If the resulting equation is true, then the ratios form a proportion.