Exercise 1 Page 673

To solve the proportion, we will start by using the Multiplication Property of Equality. Once y is isolated in the resulting equation, we are going to simplify the right-hand side further.

y/3=8/9

MultEqn

LHS * 3=RHS* 3

y= 8/9 * 3

MoveLeftFacToNum

a*b/c= a* b/c

y=24/9

ReduceFrac

a/b=.a /3./.b /3.

y=8/3