Do these ratios form a proportion?

25 pedestrians every 35 hours

10 pedestrians every 14 hours

1 answer

To determine if these ratios form a proportion, we need to check if the two ratios are equal.

The first ratio is 25 pedestrians every 35 hours, which can be written as 25/35.
The second ratio is 10 pedestrians every 14 hours, which can be written as 10/14.

To see if these ratios are equal, we need to simplify them.

The first ratio can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 5:

25/35 = 5/7.

The second ratio can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2:

10/14 = 5/7.

Since both ratios simplify to 5/7, the two ratios are equal. Therefore, they form a proportion.