Home / 156.50-234.75-60.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 156.50, 234.75 and 60.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 156.50, 234.75 and 60.35 is: 90.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    156.50 : 234.75 = 60.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    156.50/234.75 = 60.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    156.50x = 234.75 × 60.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    156.50x = 14,167.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,167.16/156.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90.53

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.