Home / 224.56-336.87-70.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224.56, 336.87 and 70.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224.56, 336.87 and 70.45 is: 105.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224.56 : 336.87 = 70.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224.56/336.87 = 70.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224.56x = 336.87 × 70.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224.56x = 23,732.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,732.49/224.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105.68

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.