Home / 224,722.01-337,108.94-74,982.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,722.01, 337,108.94 and 74,982.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,722.01, 337,108.94 and 74,982.17 is: 112,481.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,722.01 : 337,108.94 = 74,982.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,722.01/337,108.94 = 74,982.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,722.01x = 337,108.94 × 74,982.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,722.01x = 25,277,159,847.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,277,159,847.60/224,722.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 112,481.91

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.