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The fourth proportional to 3, 4, 5 is

  1. 6

  2. 203\dfrac{20}{3}

  3. 154\dfrac{15}{4}

  4. 125\dfrac{12}{5}

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Answer

Let the fourth proportional be x.

So, the numbers 3, 4, 5, x are in proportion.

3:4::5:x34=5xx=5×43x=203.\therefore 3 : 4 : : 5 : x \\[0.5em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{3}{4} = \dfrac{5}{x} \\[0.5em] \Rightarrow x = 5 \times \dfrac{4}{3} \\[0.5em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{20}{3}.

∴ Option 2 is the correct option.

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