Home / 224,941.60-337,412.40-193,837.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,941.60, 337,412.40 and 193,837.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,941.60, 337,412.40 and 193,837.60 is: 290,756.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,941.60 : 337,412.40 = 193,837.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,941.60/337,412.40 = 193,837.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,941.60x = 337,412.40 × 193,837.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,941.60x = 65,403,209,826.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,403,209,826.24/224,941.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 290,756.40

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.