Home / 217,084.40-325,626.60-59,328.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,084.40, 325,626.60 and 59,328.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,084.40, 325,626.60 and 59,328.80 is: 88,993.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,084.40 : 325,626.60 = 59,328.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,084.40/325,626.60 = 59,328.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,084.40x = 325,626.60 × 59,328.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,084.40x = 19,319,035,426.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,319,035,426.08/217,084.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,993.20

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.