Home / 229,646.56-344,402.88-89,371.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 229,646.56, 344,402.88 and 89,371.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 229,646.56, 344,402.88 and 89,371.84 is: 134,031.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    229,646.56 : 344,402.88 = 89,371.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    229,646.56/344,402.88 = 89,371.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    229,646.56x = 344,402.88 × 89,371.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    229,646.56x = 30,779,919,086.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,779,919,086.90/229,646.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 134,031.70

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.