Question

jim read 24 pages in 40 minutes on tuesday and 18 pages in 24 minutes on wednesday. are the ratios of pages read to minutes on tuesday and wednesday proportional? drag and drop a term to correctly complete the statement. the ratios are proportional not proportional

Explanation:

Step1: Simplify Tuesday's ratio

Reduce $\frac{24}{40}$ to lowest terms: $\frac{24\div8}{40\div8}=\frac{3}{5}=0.6$

Step2: Simplify Wednesday's ratio

Reduce $\frac{18}{24}$ to lowest terms: $\frac{18\div6}{24\div6}=\frac{3}{4}=0.75$

Step3: Compare the two ratios

Check if $\frac{3}{5} = \frac{3}{4}$; $0.6
eq 0.75$

Answer:

not proportional