Home / 206,962.40-310,443.60-66,735.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 206,962.40, 310,443.60 and 66,735.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 206,962.40, 310,443.60 and 66,735.20 is: 100,102.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    206,962.40 : 310,443.60 = 66,735.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    206,962.40/310,443.60 = 66,735.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    206,962.40x = 310,443.60 × 66,735.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    206,962.40x = 20,717,515,734.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,717,515,734.72/206,962.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,102.80

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.