How do you write 5 is to 1 as 20 is to 4 as a proportion in fractional notation?(1 point)
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51=420
, start fraction 5 over 1 end fraction equals start fraction 4 over 20 end fraction
54=120
, start fraction 5 over 4 end fraction equals start fraction 1 over 20 end fraction
5:1 :: 20:4
ratio of 5 to 1 colon colon ratio of 20 to 4
51=204
The correct proportion in fractional notation is:
start fraction 5 over 1 end fraction = start fraction 20 over 4 end fraction
This can also be simplified to:
start fraction 5 over 1 end fraction = start fraction 5 over 1 end fraction
because both fractions reduce to 5.
To write "5 is to 1 as 20 is to 4" as a proportion in fractional notation, you would express it as:
5/1 = 20/4
So, the correct answer is:
Start fraction 5 over 1 end fraction equals start fraction 20 over 4 end fraction.
To write "5 is to 1 as 20 is to 4" as a proportion in fractional notation, you need to compare the first ratio to the second ratio.
The first ratio is 5 to 1, which means there are 5 parts of one thing for every 1 part of another thing. To represent this in fractional notation, you write it as a fraction: 5/1.
The second ratio is 20 to 4, which means there are 20 parts of one thing for every 4 parts of another thing. To represent this in fractional notation, you write it as a fraction: 20/4.
So, the proportion in fractional notation for "5 is to 1 as 20 is to 4" is: 5/1 = 20/4.