Home / 336.36-504.14-119.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 336.36, 504.14 and 119.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 336.36, 504.14 and 119.68 is: 179.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    336.36 : 504.14 = 119.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    336.36/504.14 = 119.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    336.36x = 504.14 × 119.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    336.36x = 60,335.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,335.48/336.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 179.38

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.