Home / 224,960.20-337,391.70-98,600.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 224,960.20, 337,391.70 and 98,600.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 224,960.20, 337,391.70 and 98,600.20 is: 147,879.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    224,960.20 : 337,391.70 = 98,600.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    224,960.20/337,391.70 = 98,600.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    224,960.20x = 337,391.70 × 98,600.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    224,960.20x = 33,266,889,098.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,266,889,098.34/224,960.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 147,879.00

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.