Home / 79.40-119.05-51.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 79.40, 119.05 and 51.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 79.40, 119.05 and 51.98 is: 77.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79.40 : 119.05 = 51.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79.40/119.05 = 51.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79.40x = 119.05 × 51.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79.40x = 6,187.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,187.49/79.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77.93

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.