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Question

Find $x$ :
$21 : 12 :: x : 8$

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Solution

We have,

$21 : 12 = x : 8$

$\frac{21}{12} = \frac{x}{8}$

$x = \frac{1}{12} \times 21 \times 8$

$x = 14$

Hence, this is the answer.

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