Home / 79.30-118.84-33.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79.30, 118.84 and 33.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79.30, 118.84 and 33.62 is: 50.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79.30 : 118.84 = 33.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79.30/118.84 = 33.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79.30x = 118.84 × 33.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79.30x = 3,995.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,995.40/79.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 50.38

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.