Home / 223,175.68-334,775.04-56,965.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 223,175.68, 334,775.04 and 56,965.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 223,175.68, 334,775.04 and 56,965.12 is: 85,450.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    223,175.68 : 334,775.04 = 56,965.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    223,175.68/334,775.04 = 56,965.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    223,175.68x = 334,775.04 × 56,965.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    223,175.68x = 19,070,500,326.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,070,500,326.60/223,175.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,450.62

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.