Home / 213,825.86-320,810.04-71,685.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 213,825.86, 320,810.04 and 71,685.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 213,825.86, 320,810.04 and 71,685.18 is: 107,551.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    213,825.86 : 320,810.04 = 71,685.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    213,825.86/320,810.04 = 71,685.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    213,825.86x = 320,810.04 × 71,685.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    213,825.86x = 22,997,325,463.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,997,325,463.21/213,825.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 107,551.66

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.