Home / 199.50-299.18-62.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199.50, 299.18 and 62.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199.50, 299.18 and 62.51 is: 93.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199.50 : 299.18 = 62.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199.50/299.18 = 62.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199.50x = 299.18 × 62.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199.50x = 18,699.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,699.93/199.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93.73

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.