Find the missing terms of the following proportions:
$16 : 7 : : 240 :___$

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Solution

let the missing term be $x$
So, the given ratio is $16 : 7 : : 240 : x$
$∴ \frac{16}{7} = \frac{240}{x} \Rightarrow x = \frac{7}{16} \times 240 = 7 \times 15 = 105$
Hence, the missing term will be $105 .$

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