Home / 224,013.24-336,029.64-104,182.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,013.24, 336,029.64 and 104,182.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,013.24, 336,029.64 and 104,182.68 is: 156,278.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,013.24 : 336,029.64 = 104,182.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,013.24/336,029.64 = 104,182.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,013.24x = 336,029.64 × 104,182.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,013.24x = 35,008,468,454.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,008,468,454.64/224,013.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 156,278.57

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.