Question

Determine if the following are in proportion.

$4,6,8,12$

Answer 1

First will combine two terms and find the ratio of those two terms

$\begin{array}{rcl}& & 4,6,8,12\\ Here,\frac{4}{6}& =& \frac{2}{3}\\ Also\frac{8}{12}& =& \frac{2}{3}\\ Hence4:6& =& 8:12\end{array}$

Hence, The given set of numbers are in a proportion