Home / 212,494.26-318,799.60-62,734.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 212,494.26, 318,799.60 and 62,734.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 212,494.26, 318,799.60 and 62,734.50 is: 94,118.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    212,494.26 : 318,799.60 = 62,734.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    212,494.26/318,799.60 = 62,734.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    212,494.26x = 318,799.60 × 62,734.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    212,494.26x = 19,999,733,349.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,999,733,349.36/212,494.26
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 94,118.93

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.