Find the missing value The ratio 1.2 to 42 is the same as the ratio of 4.8 to ___

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Orithena · Answer 1 · 2023-12-23T18:05:50+0000

If the ratio of a to b and the ratio of c to d is given to be equal, then we can write

Here, it is given that the ratio 1.2 to 42 is the same as the ratio of 4.8 to ---.

Let x be the missing value.

Then, we can write

$\begin{gathered} (1.2)/(42)=(4.8)/(x) \\ \end{gathered}$

Cross multiply and solve for x.

$\begin{gathered} 1.2x=(4.8)(42) \\ x=((4.8)(42))/(1.2) \\ x=(4)(42) \\ x=168 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the missing value is 168.