Home / 178,513.34-246,340.24-97,939.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 178,513.34, 246,340.24 and 97,939.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 178,513.34, 246,340.24 and 97,939.19 is: 135,151.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    178,513.34 : 246,340.24 = 97,939.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    178,513.34/246,340.24 = 97,939.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    178,513.34x = 246,340.24 × 97,939.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    178,513.34x = 24,126,363,941.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,126,363,941.01/178,513.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 135,151.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.