Home / 269.90-404.49-201.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 269.90, 404.49 and 201.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 269.90, 404.49 and 201.46 is: 301.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    269.90 : 404.49 = 201.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    269.90/404.49 = 201.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    269.90x = 404.49 × 201.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    269.90x = 81,488.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 81,488.56/269.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 301.92

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.