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Which of the following, Option 1 or Option 2, is a proportion? Option 1: 5/6=15/18 Option 2: 5/6=20/18

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Option 1 is a proportion; Option 2 is not.

Reason: 5/6 = 15/18 because 5×18 = 90 and 6×15 = 90 (or 15/18 simplifies to 5/6). But 5/6 ≠ 20/18 because 5×18 = 90 and 6×20 = 120 (20/18 simplifies to 10/9, not 5/6).