Home / 197,400.00-296,100.04-55,266.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 197,400.00, 296,100.04 and 55,266.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 197,400.00, 296,100.04 and 55,266.21 is: 82,899.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    197,400.00 : 296,100.04 = 55,266.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    197,400.00/296,100.04 = 55,266.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    197,400.00x = 296,100.04 × 55,266.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    197,400.00x = 16,364,327,606.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,364,327,606.65/197,400.00
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 82,899.33

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.