Home / 207,633.80-311,796.30-114,206.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 207,633.80, 311,796.30 and 114,206.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 207,633.80, 311,796.30 and 114,206.60 is: 171,499.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    207,633.80 : 311,796.30 = 114,206.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    207,633.80/311,796.30 = 114,206.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    207,633.80x = 311,796.30 × 114,206.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    207,633.80x = 35,609,195,315.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,609,195,315.58/207,633.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 171,499.99

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.