Home / 230,178.15-345,314.55-97,058.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 230,178.15, 345,314.55 and 97,058.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 230,178.15, 345,314.55 and 97,058.79 is: 145,608.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    230,178.15 : 345,314.55 = 97,058.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    230,178.15/345,314.55 = 97,058.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    230,178.15x = 345,314.55 × 97,058.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    230,178.15x = 33,515,812,392.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,515,812,392.39/230,178.15
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 145,608.14

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.