Home / 119.04-178.67-107.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 119.04, 178.67 and 107.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 119.04, 178.67 and 107.54 is: 161.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    119.04 : 178.67 = 107.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    119.04/178.67 = 107.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    119.04x = 178.67 × 107.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    119.04x = 19,214.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,214.17/119.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 161.41

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.