Question

May someone assist me?

Answer 1

28

Explanation:

Let x be the missing segment

We will use the proportionality property to find x

24/16 = 42/x

Simplify 24/16

24/16= (4×6)/(4×4)= 4/6 = 3/2

So 3/2 = 42/x

3x = 42×2

3x = 84

x = 84/3

x= 28