Home / 199,623.60-299,435.40-191,750.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 199,623.60, 299,435.40 and 191,750.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 199,623.60, 299,435.40 and 191,750.40 is: 287,625.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    199,623.60 : 299,435.40 = 191,750.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    199,623.60/299,435.40 = 191,750.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    199,623.60x = 299,435.40 × 191,750.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    199,623.60x = 57,416,857,724.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,416,857,724.16/199,623.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 287,625.60

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.