Home / 224,765.20-336,710.40-124,746.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,765.20, 336,710.40 and 124,746.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,765.20, 336,710.40 and 124,746.40 is: 186,876.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,765.20 : 336,710.40 = 124,746.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,765.20/336,710.40 = 124,746.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,765.20x = 336,710.40 × 124,746.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,765.20x = 42,003,410,242.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,003,410,242.56/224,765.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 186,876.84

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.