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Proportion: Explanation and example

Find one missing term in a/b = c/d.

Explanation and example

With nonzero denominators, equality gives the cross-product ad = bc. Leave exactly one field blank.

Example: 2/3 = 4/d gives 2d = 12, so d = 6. Both ratios then equal 2/3.

Limits

Denominators cannot be zero. A zero-valued problem may have infinitely many solutions, so no unique result is shown.

Source

OpenStax · mathematics