Home / 223,892.20-335,723.10-83,578.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 223,892.20, 335,723.10 and 83,578.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 223,892.20, 335,723.10 and 83,578.60 is: 125,324.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    223,892.20 : 335,723.10 = 83,578.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    223,892.20/335,723.10 = 83,578.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    223,892.20x = 335,723.10 × 83,578.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    223,892.20x = 28,059,266,685.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,059,266,685.66/223,892.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,324.90

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.