Do these ratios form a proportion?
7,000 forks for every 38,000 knives
3,000 forks for every 16,000 knives
To determine if these ratios form a proportion, we can compare the two ratios by cross-multiplying and checking if the products are equal.
For the first ratio, we have:
7,000/38,000 = 3,000/16,000
Cross-multiplying, we get:
7,000 * 16,000 = 38,000 * 3,000
112,000,000 = 114,000,000
Since the products are not equal, the two ratios do not form a proportion.
Therefore, the answer is no.