Home / 223,250.40-334,778.40-73,432.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 223,250.40, 334,778.40 and 73,432.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 223,250.40, 334,778.40 and 73,432.80 is: 110,117.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    223,250.40 : 334,778.40 = 73,432.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    223,250.40/334,778.40 = 73,432.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    223,250.40x = 334,778.40 × 73,432.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    223,250.40x = 24,583,715,291.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,583,715,291.52/223,250.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,117.23

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.