Home / 224,140.24-336,259.56-66,381

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,140.24, 336,259.56 and 66,381

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,140.24, 336,259.56 and 66,381 is: 99,586.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,140.24 : 336,259.56 = 66,381 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,140.24/336,259.56 = 66,381/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,140.24x = 336,259.56 × 66,381
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,140.24x = 22,321,245,852.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,321,245,852.36/224,140.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 99,586.07

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.