Home / 336.40-504.66-105.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 336.40, 504.66 and 105.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 336.40, 504.66 and 105.27 is: 157.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    336.40 : 504.66 = 105.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    336.40/504.66 = 105.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    336.40x = 504.66 × 105.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    336.40x = 53,127.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 53,127.43/336.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 157.93

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.