Home / 231,036.12-346,551.66-73,260.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 231,036.12, 346,551.66 and 73,260.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 231,036.12, 346,551.66 and 73,260.36 is: 109,889.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    231,036.12 : 346,551.66 = 73,260.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    231,036.12/346,551.66 = 73,260.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    231,036.12x = 346,551.66 × 73,260.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    231,036.12x = 25,388,499,370.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,388,499,370.20/231,036.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,889.74

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.