Home / 201.30-300.80-165.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 201.30, 300.80 and 165.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 201.30, 300.80 and 165.12 is: 246.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    201.30 : 300.80 = 165.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    201.30/300.80 = 165.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    201.30x = 300.80 × 165.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    201.30x = 49,667.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 49,667.27/201.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 246.73

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.