Home / 218,850.80-328,535.40-124,156.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 218,850.80, 328,535.40 and 124,156.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 218,850.80, 328,535.40 and 124,156.40 is: 186,381.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    218,850.80 : 328,535.40 = 124,156.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    218,850.80/328,535.40 = 124,156.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    218,850.80x = 328,535.40 × 124,156.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    218,850.80x = 40,789,772,536.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,789,772,536.56/218,850.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 186,381.65

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.