Home / 199,080.60-298,736.10-74,434.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,080.60, 298,736.10 and 74,434.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,080.60, 298,736.10 and 74,434.20 is: 111,694.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,080.60 : 298,736.10 = 74,434.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,080.60/298,736.10 = 74,434.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,080.60x = 298,736.10 × 74,434.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,080.60x = 22,236,182,614.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,236,182,614.62/199,080.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,694.37

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.