Home / 217,943.30-326,963.55-84,811.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 217,943.30, 326,963.55 and 84,811.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 217,943.30, 326,963.55 and 84,811.70 is: 127,236.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,943.30 : 326,963.55 = 84,811.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,943.30/326,963.55 = 84,811.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,943.30x = 326,963.55 × 84,811.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,943.30x = 27,730,334,513.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,730,334,513.54/217,943.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,236.46

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.