Home / 196,470.04-294,819.41-82,609.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 196,470.04, 294,819.41 and 82,609.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 196,470.04, 294,819.41 and 82,609.60 is: 123,962.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    196,470.04 : 294,819.41 = 82,609.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    196,470.04/294,819.41 = 82,609.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    196,470.04x = 294,819.41 × 82,609.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    196,470.04x = 24,354,914,269.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,354,914,269.38/196,470.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,962.48

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.