Home / 222,860.83-334,340.45-82,619.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 222,860.83, 334,340.45 and 82,619.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 222,860.83, 334,340.45 and 82,619.46 is: 123,947.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    222,860.83 : 334,340.45 = 82,619.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    222,860.83/334,340.45 = 82,619.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    222,860.83x = 334,340.45 × 82,619.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    222,860.83x = 27,623,027,435.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,623,027,435.16/222,860.83
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,947.43

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.