Question

. Find the second term in the following proportion: a. 24: ____: : 48: 16

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

product of mean = product of extreme

24×16=x×48

24×16/48=x

24/3=x

x=8

Answer 2

Answer:

First Method:

Product of mean = Product of Extremes

24 × 16 = 48 × x

384 = 48x

x = 384/48

x = 8

The second term is 8

Second Method:

• Here the first term is multiplied with 2 and get 48 as third term

• So, in this way the second also should be multiplied with 2 for getting 16.So, the number is 8

• The number 8 should be multiplied with 2 for getting number 16

• Therefore, Answer is 8