Home / 564.40-844.80-303.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 564.40, 844.80 and 303.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 564.40, 844.80 and 303.75 is: 454.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    564.40 : 844.80 = 303.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    564.40/844.80 = 303.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    564.40x = 844.80 × 303.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    564.40x = 256,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 256,608/564.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 454.66

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.