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Strategy for Unit Alignment in Proportions
When training new administrative assistants on how to model workplace scenarios using proportions (such as estimating supply costs based on bulk pricing), you need to explain the fundamental rule for unit alignment. Describe how the units must be organized across the fractions in a proportion and state why this consistency is essential before solving the equation.
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