Home / 207,958.60-311,937.90-74,843.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 207,958.60, 311,937.90 and 74,843.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 207,958.60, 311,937.90 and 74,843.20 is: 112,264.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    207,958.60 : 311,937.90 = 74,843.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    207,958.60/311,937.90 = 74,843.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    207,958.60x = 311,937.90 × 74,843.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    207,958.60x = 23,346,430,637.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,346,430,637.28/207,958.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,264.80

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.