Home / 222,845.78-334,235.85-73,101.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 222,845.78, 334,235.85 and 73,101.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 222,845.78, 334,235.85 and 73,101.89 is: 109,642.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    222,845.78 : 334,235.85 = 73,101.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    222,845.78/334,235.85 = 73,101.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    222,845.78x = 334,235.85 × 73,101.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    222,845.78x = 24,433,272,340.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,433,272,340.76/222,845.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,642.07

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.