A proportion is (one ratio) equal to (another ratio).
1/10 is only one ratio. Without another ratio, there's
nothing you can do to it to make a proportion.
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The solution to the proportion 8 over x 5 over 10 is that x is 16.
1/6=x/12 12=6x 2=x
10 over 1, ie 10
1/10 or 0.1
10/1 = 10. Any number divided by (over) 1 is itself.