Question

Explain one thing you need to be careful with when writing a proportion.

Answer 1

For this case, we have that by definition, the proportions can be expressed in different ways. Example, if we have a dog and three cats:

75%: It's percentage

0.75: In decimal (75% are cats)

$\frac {3} {4}$: In fraction. (There are $\frac {3} {4}$ of cats)

$3: 1$: Using ":" to separate sample values. (For every three cats there is a dog)

Care should be taken with the proportions, always multiplying the numbers in the proportion by the same value.

Example:$3: 1 = 3 * 2: 1 * 2 = 6: 2$

Answer:

Care should be taken with the proportions, always multiplying the numbers in the proportion by the same value.