Home / 208,194.40-312,437.40-89,950.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 208,194.40, 312,437.40 and 89,950.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 208,194.40, 312,437.40 and 89,950.60 is: 134,988.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    208,194.40 : 312,437.40 = 89,950.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    208,194.40/312,437.40 = 89,950.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    208,194.40x = 312,437.40 × 89,950.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    208,194.40x = 28,103,931,592.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,103,931,592.44/208,194.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,988.89

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.