Home / 200,385.43-300,597.89-58,231.95

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 200,385.43, 300,597.89 and 58,231.95

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 200,385.43, 300,597.89 and 58,231.95 is: 87,353.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    200,385.43 : 300,597.89 = 58,231.95 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    200,385.43/300,597.89 = 58,231.95/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    200,385.43x = 300,597.89 × 58,231.95
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    200,385.43x = 17,504,402,064.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,504,402,064.38/200,385.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,353.67

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.