Home / 199,517.92-299,273.67-92,842.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,517.92, 299,273.67 and 92,842.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,517.92, 299,273.67 and 92,842.23 is: 139,261.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,517.92 : 299,273.67 = 92,842.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,517.92/299,273.67 = 92,842.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,517.92x = 299,273.67 × 92,842.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,517.92x = 27,785,236,025.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,785,236,025.36/199,517.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 139,261.86

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.