Q.If \(2a = 3b = 4c\), then \(a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 4\).

The statement is true.
Let \(2a = 3b = 4c = k\) \[ \therefore a = \cfrac{k}{2},\quad b = \cfrac{k}{3},\quad c = \cfrac{k}{4} \] \[ \therefore a : b : c = \cfrac{k}{2} : \cfrac{k}{3} : \cfrac{k}{4} \] \[ = \cfrac{1}{2} : \cfrac{1}{3} : \cfrac{1}{4} = 6 : 4 : 3 \]
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