Home / 217,344.60-326,000.70-90,952.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,344.60, 326,000.70 and 90,952.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,344.60, 326,000.70 and 90,952.20 is: 136,421.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,344.60 : 326,000.70 = 90,952.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,344.60/326,000.70 = 90,952.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,344.60x = 326,000.70 × 90,952.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,344.60x = 29,650,480,866.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,650,480,866.54/217,344.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 136,421.52

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.