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Rulers value proper units and proportional details.

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Various techniques are helpful in solving proportion, including tables, graphs, measurement, and equations.
Given an application problem, using the units can help to set up the correct proportion.
When proportions are graphed on a coordinate plane, the graph is linear.

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