Find $x$ so that $x, 12 - x, 10, 30$ are the proportion.

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Solution

As given in the question,
$\frac{x}{12 - x} = \frac{10}{30}$ ,

$3 x = 12 - x$
$4 x = 12$
$x = 3.$

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