Home / 118.60-163.66-79.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118.60, 163.66 and 79.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118.60, 163.66 and 79.80 is: 110.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118.60 : 163.66 = 79.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118.60/163.66 = 79.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118.60x = 163.66 × 79.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118.60x = 13,060.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,060.07/118.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.