Proportions
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A proportion is a type of ratio that expresses the relationship between a part and the whole.
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A proportion is a type of ratio and expresses the relationship between a part and the whole. Whenever possible, porportions should have a numerator (n) and denominator (d) from which they were derived. </p>
According to the AMA Manual of Style, the numerator and denominator should be expressed as “n of d,” not by the virgule construction “n/d,” which could imply that the numbers were computed in an arithmetic operation.
Death occurred in 6 of 200 patients.
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Death occurred in 6/200 patients.</div>
- The patient was given 4 parts dextrose to 1 part water
+ The patient was given 4 parts dextrose to 1 part water.<br />
In the study, 3 out of 5 patients had adverse side effects.
With Per
Use a virgule for the word per when these conditions are met: (1) the construction involves at least one metric unit of measure and (2) at least one element includes a specific numeric quantity.</p>
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