Home / 197,813.56-296,730.60-57,583.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 197,813.56, 296,730.60 and 57,583.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 197,813.56, 296,730.60 and 57,583.12 is: 86,377.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    197,813.56 : 296,730.60 = 57,583.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    197,813.56/296,730.60 = 57,583.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    197,813.56x = 296,730.60 × 57,583.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    197,813.56x = 17,086,673,747.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,086,673,747.47/197,813.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 86,377.67

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.