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6–4ORGANIZE ITWrite the definitionof proportion in yourown words under theProportion tab in yourFoldable. then writea few examples andshow how to find theirsolutions.® EXAMPLE Make Predictions in Proportional SituationsSPORTS Out of the 40 students in a gym class,12 rate soccer as their favorite sport. Based on thisresult, predict how many of the 4,200 students in thecommunity would rate soccer as their favorite sport.Write and solve a proportion. Let s represent the number ofstudents who can be expected to rate soccer as their favoritesport.Classsoccer asfavorite sporttotal students__40=s__Communitysoccer asfavorite sporttotal students12_40 = s_4,200Since 40 × 105 = 4,200,multiply the numeratorand denominator by 105.12_40 =Of the students in the community, aboutexpected to rate soccer as their favorite sport.can beCopyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Check Your Progress BUSINESS Out of 50 people inone department of a large corporation, 35 stated that theyenjoy their job. Based on this result, how many of the 2,400employees of this corporation can be expected to say that theyenjoy their job?Math Connects, Course 1 155