Home / 199,619.60-299,544.60-74,973.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,619.60, 299,544.60 and 74,973.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,619.60, 299,544.60 and 74,973.20 is: 112,503.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,619.60 : 299,544.60 = 74,973.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,619.60/299,544.60 = 74,973.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,619.60x = 299,544.60 × 74,973.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,619.60x = 22,457,817,204.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,457,817,204.72/199,619.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,503.07

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.