Show that the numbers 25, 36, 5, 6 are not in proportion.

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Solution

Product of the extremes = 25 $\times$ 6 = 150
Product of the means = 36 $\times$ 5 = 180

The product of the extremes is not equal to that of the means.

Hence, 25, 36, 5 and 6 are not in proportion.

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