Home / 197,456.40-296,098.20-79,088.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 197,456.40, 296,098.20 and 79,088.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 197,456.40, 296,098.20 and 79,088.40 is: 118,597.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    197,456.40 : 296,098.20 = 79,088.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    197,456.40/296,098.20 = 79,088.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    197,456.40x = 296,098.20 × 79,088.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    197,456.40x = 23,417,932,880.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,417,932,880.88/197,456.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,597.99

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.