Home / 60.42-90.62-50.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 60.42, 90.62 and 50.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 60.42, 90.62 and 50.80 is: 76.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60.42 : 90.62 = 50.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60.42/90.62 = 50.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60.42x = 90.62 × 50.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60.42x = 4,603.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,603.02/60.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 76.18

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.