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Question
Find the value of the unknown in the following proportion :
`1/2 : "m" :: 14/9 : 4/3`
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Solution
`1/2 : "m" :: 14/9 : 4/3`
`1/2 : "m" :: 14/9 : 4/3`
⇒ `"m" xx 14/9 = 1/2 xx 4/3`
⇒ `"m" = 1/2 xx 4/3 xx 9/14 = 3/7`
m = `3/7`
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