Home / 153,800.40-230,700.60-70,856.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 153,800.40, 230,700.60 and 70,856.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 153,800.40, 230,700.60 and 70,856.40 is: 106,284.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,800.40 : 230,700.60 = 70,856.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,800.40/230,700.60 = 70,856.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,800.40x = 230,700.60 × 70,856.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,800.40x = 16,346,613,993.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,346,613,993.84/153,800.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,284.60

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.