Home / 217,914.52-300,715.08-121,117.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,914.52, 300,715.08 and 121,117.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,914.52, 300,715.08 and 121,117.90 is: 167,138.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,914.52 : 300,715.08 = 121,117.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,914.52/300,715.08 = 121,117.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,914.52x = 300,715.08 × 121,117.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,914.52x = 36,421,978,987.93
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,421,978,987.93/217,914.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 167,138.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.