Home / 222,895.55-334,135.31-87,960.74

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 222,895.55, 334,135.31 and 87,960.74

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 222,895.55, 334,135.31 and 87,960.74 is: 131,859.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    222,895.55 : 334,135.31 = 87,960.74 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    222,895.55/334,135.31 = 87,960.74/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    222,895.55x = 334,135.31 × 87,960.74
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    222,895.55x = 29,390,787,883.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,390,787,883.11/222,895.55
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 131,859.02

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.