Home / 118.80-178.20-46.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118.80, 178.20 and 46.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118.80, 178.20 and 46.62 is: 69.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118.80 : 178.20 = 46.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118.80/178.20 = 46.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118.80x = 178.20 × 46.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118.80x = 8,307.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,307.68/118.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69.93

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.