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Can proportion be nagative value?
No. A proportion is the relationship of one part of something to the whole thing. If X is a fifth of Y, this must be a positive value.
What is a direct proportion?
Two quantities x and y are said to be in direct proportion if whenever the value of x increase (or decrease), then the value of y increases (or decrease) in such a way that the ratio x/y remains constant.
What is the value of x plus y?
The value of x + y is indeterminate. You need the values of both x and y to determine x + y.
What is the constant of proportionality in math?
If two variables, X and Y, are in direct proportion then Y = c*X for some fixed value c. This value, c, is the constant of proportionality for this relationship.
How To Solve A Proportion?
To solve a proportion, you cross multiply. For example, if this was the proportion: 2/4 = 3/x, you would multiply 2 with x and 4 with 3. The products will be used in your next equation. In this case, your next equation is 2x = 12. Now you want to isolate x, so divide by two for both sides. Your answer will be x = 6.
