Home / 436.50-654.75-111.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 436.50, 654.75 and 111.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 436.50, 654.75 and 111.87 is: 167.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    436.50 : 654.75 = 111.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    436.50/654.75 = 111.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    436.50x = 654.75 × 111.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    436.50x = 73,246.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,246.88/436.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 167.81

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.