Home / 207,788.40-311,754.96-65,655.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 207,788.40, 311,754.96 and 65,655.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 207,788.40, 311,754.96 and 65,655.36 is: 98,505.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    207,788.40 : 311,754.96 = 65,655.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    207,788.40/311,754.96 = 65,655.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    207,788.40x = 311,754.96 × 65,655.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    207,788.40x = 20,468,384,130.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,468,384,130.59/207,788.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 98,505.90

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.