Home / 563.90-845.94-198.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 563.90, 845.94 and 198.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 563.90, 845.94 and 198.60 is: 297.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    563.90 : 845.94 = 198.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    563.90/845.94 = 198.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    563.90x = 845.94 × 198.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    563.90x = 168,003.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 168,003.68/563.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 297.93

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.