Home / 227,600.80-341,595.60-101,435.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 227,600.80, 341,595.60 and 101,435.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 227,600.80, 341,595.60 and 101,435.20 is: 152,239.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    227,600.80 : 341,595.60 = 101,435.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    227,600.80/341,595.60 = 101,435.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    227,600.80x = 341,595.60 × 101,435.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    227,600.80x = 34,649,818,005.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,649,818,005.12/227,600.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 152,239.44

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.