Home / 224,529.50-336,937.65-106,207.82

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,529.50, 336,937.65 and 106,207.82

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,529.50, 336,937.65 and 106,207.82 is: 159,379.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,529.50 : 336,937.65 = 106,207.82 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,529.50/336,937.65 = 106,207.82/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,529.50x = 336,937.65 × 106,207.82
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,529.50x = 35,785,413,282.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,785,413,282.42/224,529.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 159,379.56

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.