Home / 79.13-118.70-40.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79.13, 118.70 and 40.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79.13, 118.70 and 40.60 is: 60.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79.13 : 118.70 = 40.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79.13/118.70 = 40.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79.13x = 118.70 × 40.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79.13x = 4,819.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,819.22/79.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60.90

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.