Home / 199,531.50-299,346.57-59,289.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,531.50, 299,346.57 and 59,289.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,531.50, 299,346.57 and 59,289.54 is: 88,948.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,531.50 : 299,346.57 = 59,289.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,531.50/299,346.57 = 59,289.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,531.50x = 299,346.57 × 59,289.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,531.50x = 17,748,120,435.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,748,120,435.88/199,531.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,948.97

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.