Home / 118.80-178.22-70.05

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 118.80, 178.22 and 70.05

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 118.80, 178.22 and 70.05 is: 105.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    118.80 : 178.22 = 70.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    118.80/178.22 = 70.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    118.80x = 178.22 × 70.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    118.80x = 12,484.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,484.31/118.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105.09

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.