Home / 118.37-177.40-57.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118.37, 177.40 and 57.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118.37, 177.40 and 57.52 is: 86.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118.37 : 177.40 = 57.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118.37/177.40 = 57.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118.37x = 177.40 × 57.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118.37x = 10,204.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,204.05/118.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.