Home / 196,400.44-294,729.81-107,716.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 196,400.44, 294,729.81 and 107,716.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 196,400.44, 294,729.81 and 107,716.20 is: 161,645.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    196,400.44 : 294,729.81 = 107,716.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    196,400.44/294,729.81 = 107,716.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    196,400.44x = 294,729.81 × 107,716.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    196,400.44x = 31,747,175,159.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,747,175,159.92/196,400.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 161,645.13

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.