Diego read a medical research study about the connection between type 2 diabetes and walnut consumption. The study looked at dietary and disease patterns in a sample of over 30,000 American adults, and it found that those who consumed more walnuts were significantly less likely to have type 2 diabetes. Diego concluded that eating more walnuts would make him less likely to get type 2 diabetes. Why is Diego's conclusion not appropriate?

proportions are fractions that equal to each other. so if two fractions are the same, they are proportional.

let's check the answers to see if they are proportional.

question a is not proportional because you can't turn 1.5/3 to 3/9. if you try to multiply 1.5/3 by 2 or 3, you wont get 3/9. it's impossible to make the fractions the same.

question b is not proportional because you can't turn 22/33 to 4/6. 33 can't go into 6.

question c is proportional because when you multiply 2 and 3 by 71, you would get 142/213, and those fractions equal to each other

question d is proportional because when you divide 14 and 7 by 2, you would end up with 7/3.5, and those fractions equal to each other.