Home / 226,929.43-340,236.52-100,500.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 226,929.43, 340,236.52 and 100,500.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 226,929.43, 340,236.52 and 100,500.78 is: 150,681.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    226,929.43 : 340,236.52 = 100,500.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    226,929.43/340,236.52 = 100,500.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    226,929.43x = 340,236.52 × 100,500.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    226,929.43x = 34,194,035,393.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,194,035,393.23/226,929.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,681.36

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.