Home / 224,750.80-336,737.40-145,824.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,750.80, 336,737.40 and 145,824.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,750.80, 336,737.40 and 145,824.40 is: 218,484.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,750.80 : 336,737.40 = 145,824.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,750.80/336,737.40 = 145,824.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,750.80x = 336,737.40 × 145,824.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,750.80x = 49,104,529,312.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 49,104,529,312.56/224,750.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 218,484.34

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.