Home / 422.24-632.83-300.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 422.24, 632.83 and 300.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 422.24, 632.83 and 300.53 is: 450.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    422.24 : 632.83 = 300.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    422.24/632.83 = 300.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    422.24x = 632.83 × 300.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    422.24x = 190,184.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 190,184.40/422.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 450.42

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.