Home / 73.50-110.04-54.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73.50, 110.04 and 54.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73.50, 110.04 and 54.19 is: 81.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73.50 : 110.04 = 54.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73.50/110.04 = 54.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73.50x = 110.04 × 54.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73.50x = 5,963.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,963.07/73.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81.13

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.