Home / 224,203.08-336,194.46-74,392.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,203.08, 336,194.46 and 74,392.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,203.08, 336,194.46 and 74,392.50 is: 111,552.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,203.08 : 336,194.46 = 74,392.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,203.08/336,194.46 = 74,392.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,203.08x = 336,194.46 × 74,392.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,203.08x = 25,010,346,365.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,010,346,365.55/224,203.08
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,552.20

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.