Home / 56.30-77.75-53.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56.30, 77.75 and 53.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56.30, 77.75 and 53.42 is: 73.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56.30 : 77.75 = 53.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56.30/77.75 = 53.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56.30x = 77.75 × 53.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56.30x = 4,153.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,153.41/56.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.