Home / 220,959.60-331,482.60-87,817.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 220,959.60, 331,482.60 and 87,817.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 220,959.60, 331,482.60 and 87,817.20 is: 131,742.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    220,959.60 : 331,482.60 = 87,817.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    220,959.60/331,482.60 = 87,817.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    220,959.60x = 331,482.60 × 87,817.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    220,959.60x = 29,109,873,780.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,109,873,780.72/220,959.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 131,742.97

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.