What denominator for 213=49?

would make these ratios proportional?(1 point)
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To find a denominator that makes the ratios \( \frac{213}{49} \) and \( \frac{a}{b} \) proportional, we need to find \( b \) such that:

\[ \frac{213}{49} = \frac{a}{b} \]

This means we can cross-multiply:

\[ 213b = 49a \]

To make the values easy to work with, let's solve for \( b \):

\[ b = \frac{49a}{213} \]

So, to find a value for \( b \) that keeps the ratios \( \frac{213}{49} \) and \( \frac{a}{b} \) proportional, you can select any value for \( a \), and then calculate \( b \) using the formula above.

For example, if \( a = 49 \):

\[ b = \frac{49 \times 49}{213} = \frac{2401}{213} \approx 11.29 \]

If \( a = 213 \):

\[ b = \frac{49 \times 213}{213} = 49 \]

Thus, any value of \( b \) calculated from the ratio will maintain the proportionality. Just choose a value for \( a \) and plug it into the equation to calculate \( b \).

Determine any specific values you’d like to use for \( a \) or \( b \), and I can help compute the corresponding results!