Home / 224,184.28-336,042.82-97,790.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,184.28, 336,042.82 and 97,790.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,184.28, 336,042.82 and 97,790.56 is: 146,583.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,184.28 : 336,042.82 = 97,790.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,184.28/336,042.82 = 97,790.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,184.28x = 336,042.82 × 97,790.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,184.28x = 32,861,815,551.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,861,815,551.78/224,184.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,583.94

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.