Home / 217,850.67-326,831.46-127,969.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,850.67, 326,831.46 and 127,969.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,850.67, 326,831.46 and 127,969.41 is: 191,986.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,850.67 : 326,831.46 = 127,969.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,850.67/326,831.46 = 127,969.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,850.67x = 326,831.46 × 127,969.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,850.67x = 41,824,429,105.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 41,824,429,105.64/217,850.67
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 191,986.69

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.