Home / 227,945.60-341,918.40-217,059.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 227,945.60, 341,918.40 and 217,059.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 227,945.60, 341,918.40 and 217,059.20 is: 325,588.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    227,945.60 : 341,918.40 = 217,059.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    227,945.60/341,918.40 = 217,059.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    227,945.60x = 341,918.40 × 217,059.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    227,945.60x = 74,216,534,369.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,216,534,369.28/227,945.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 325,588.80

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.