Home / 217,272.40-325,714.20-142,428.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,272.40, 325,714.20 and 142,428.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,272.40, 325,714.20 and 142,428.40 is: 213,515.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,272.40 : 325,714.20 = 142,428.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,272.40/325,714.20 = 142,428.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,272.40x = 325,714.20 × 142,428.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,272.40x = 46,390,952,363.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,390,952,363.28/217,272.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 213,515.17

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.