Home / 217,469.60-325,815.60-186,365.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,469.60, 325,815.60 and 186,365.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,469.60, 325,815.60 and 186,365.60 is: 279,215.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,469.60 : 325,815.60 = 186,365.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,469.60/325,815.60 = 186,365.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,469.60x = 325,815.60 × 186,365.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,469.60x = 60,720,819,783.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,720,819,783.36/217,469.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 279,215.21

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.