Home / 205,830.40-308,745.60-65,603.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 205,830.40, 308,745.60 and 65,603.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 205,830.40, 308,745.60 and 65,603.20 is: 98,404.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    205,830.40 : 308,745.60 = 65,603.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    205,830.40/308,745.60 = 65,603.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    205,830.40x = 308,745.60 × 65,603.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    205,830.40x = 20,254,699,345.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,254,699,345.92/205,830.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 98,404.80

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.