Home / 218,328.50-327,492.69-60,556.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 218,328.50, 327,492.69 and 60,556.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 218,328.50, 327,492.69 and 60,556.97 is: 90,835.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    218,328.50 : 327,492.69 = 60,556.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    218,328.50/327,492.69 = 60,556.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    218,328.50x = 327,492.69 × 60,556.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    218,328.50x = 19,831,965,003.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,831,965,003.55/218,328.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 90,835.44

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.