 | Steven K. Atiyah - Education - 2005 - 703 pages
...are called the extremes. If a/b =c/d, then multiplying both sides by bd would lead to ad = be, ie, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. EXAMPLE 6.29 Given a/b = c/d. (1) Multiplying both sides of (1) by bd, we have: ad = be. (2) Dividing... | |
 | Vicki Niblett - Medical - 2006 - 338 pages
...proportion closest to the equal sign are called the means. The parts at either end are called the extremes. The product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. I- — means- — 4 12 chocolates: 25 candies = X chocolates: 100 candies -extremes — Means = 25... | |
 | Lisa Muehle - Mathematics - 2006 - 239 pages
...proportion. The relationship between w and x is proportional to the relationship between y and z. In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. In the proportion above, x • y = w • z. SAT PRACTICE: RATIO & PROPORTION (SIMPLE RATIOS) Of 200... | |
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In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. 
