An equation that states that two ratios are equal is a proportion.
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It is called a proportion.
An equation that sets two ratios equal to each other is called a proportion. In a proportion, the cross products of the ratios are equal. For example, in the proportion ( \frac{a}{b} = \frac{c}{d} ), the cross products are ad and bc, and they are equal. Solving proportions involves finding the missing value in one of the ratios by setting up and solving a simple equation.