Home / 224,439.75-309,733.35-123,844.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,439.75, 309,733.35 and 123,844.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,439.75, 309,733.35 and 123,844.23 is: 170,908.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,439.75 : 309,733.35 = 123,844.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,439.75/309,733.35 = 123,844.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,439.75x = 309,733.35 × 123,844.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,439.75x = 38,358,688,236.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 38,358,688,236.07/224,439.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 170,908.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.