Home / 549.66-824.04-237.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 549.66, 824.04 and 237.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 549.66, 824.04 and 237.18 is: 355.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    549.66 : 824.04 = 237.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    549.66/824.04 = 237.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    549.66x = 824.04 × 237.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    549.66x = 195,445.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 195,445.81/549.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 355.58

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.