Home / 227,742.40-341,613.60-69,950.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 227,742.40, 341,613.60 and 69,950.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 227,742.40, 341,613.60 and 69,950.35 is: 104,925.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    227,742.40 : 341,613.60 = 69,950.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    227,742.40/341,613.60 = 69,950.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    227,742.40x = 341,613.60 × 69,950.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    227,742.40x = 23,895,990,884.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,895,990,884.76/227,742.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 104,925.53

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.