Home / 224,714.10-337,117.95-75,000.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,714.10, 337,117.95 and 75,000.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,714.10, 337,117.95 and 75,000.90 is: 112,516.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,714.10 : 337,117.95 = 75,000.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,714.10/337,117.95 = 75,000.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,714.10x = 337,117.95 × 75,000.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,714.10x = 25,284,149,656.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,284,149,656.16/224,714.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,516.97

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.