4. Identify the means and the extremes in each of the following proportions. a. 4 : 24 = 2 : 12
b. 24/6 = 164
c. 4:8 = 8:16
d. 650 = 3/25

a) Means: 24 and 2; Extremes: 4 and 12

b) Means: 6 and 16; Extremes: 24 and 4

c) Means: 8 and 8; Extremes: 4 and 16

d) Means: 50 and 3; Extremes: 6 and 25

Step-by-step explanation:

The Means and Extremes in a proportion are defined based on the writing the proportion in one lie using colons the indicate the fraction, like in:

a : b = c : d The extremes values here are those that you see at the extreme left and extreme right of that expression. That is: a, and d.

The Means are the values that appear in the middle of the one line expression, that is: b and c.

Recall as well that the proportion can also be written with fractions:

a : b = c : d  is the same as:   a / b = c / d

so convert the expression to a one line with colons when the question comes in fraction form, and that way you can answer.