Home / 79.10-118.65-48.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79.10, 118.65 and 48.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79.10, 118.65 and 48.66 is: 72.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79.10 : 118.65 = 48.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79.10/118.65 = 48.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79.10x = 118.65 × 48.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79.10x = 5,773.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,773.51/79.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72.99

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.