Home / 203,933.60-305,900.40-156,639.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 203,933.60, 305,900.40 and 156,639.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 203,933.60, 305,900.40 and 156,639.73 is: 234,959.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    203,933.60 : 305,900.40 = 156,639.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    203,933.60/305,900.40 = 156,639.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    203,933.60x = 305,900.40 × 156,639.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    203,933.60x = 47,916,156,062.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,916,156,062.89/203,933.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 234,959.60

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.