Home / 279.60-418.80-125.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 279.60, 418.80 and 125.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 279.60, 418.80 and 125.30 is: 187.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    279.60 : 418.80 = 125.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    279.60/418.80 = 125.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    279.60x = 418.80 × 125.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    279.60x = 52,473.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 52,473.74/279.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 187.67

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.