Home / 224.80-337.20-80.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224.80, 337.20 and 80.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224.80, 337.20 and 80.46 is: 120.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224.80 : 337.20 = 80.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224.80/337.20 = 80.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224.80x = 337.20 × 80.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224.80x = 27,131.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,131.11/224.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 120.69

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.