You can use cross products to determine if the ratios are equivalent.
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To determine if the given ratios form a proportion. Let's first write them as fractions.
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Ratio & & Fraction [0.8em]
5/8: 2/3 & → & .5 /8./.2 /3. [1em]
1/4: 1/3 & → & .1 /4./.1 /3.
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.