Home / 224,246.40-336,385.80-74,590.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,246.40, 336,385.80 and 74,590.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,246.40, 336,385.80 and 74,590.80 is: 111,891.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,246.40 : 336,385.80 = 74,590.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,246.40/336,385.80 = 74,590.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,246.40x = 336,385.80 × 74,590.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,246.40x = 25,091,285,930.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,091,285,930.64/224,246.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 111,891.59

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.