Home / 196,807.04-295,215.06-70,455.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 196,807.04, 295,215.06 and 70,455.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 196,807.04, 295,215.06 and 70,455.92 is: 105,685.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    196,807.04 : 295,215.06 = 70,455.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    196,807.04/295,215.06 = 70,455.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    196,807.04x = 295,215.06 × 70,455.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    196,807.04x = 20,799,648,650.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,799,648,650.16/196,807.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105,685.49

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.