Home / 231,510.30-347,331.20-73,750.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 231,510.30, 347,331.20 and 73,750.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 231,510.30, 347,331.20 and 73,750.92 is: 110,647.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    231,510.30 : 347,331.20 = 73,750.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    231,510.30/347,331.20 = 73,750.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    231,510.30x = 347,331.20 × 73,750.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    231,510.30x = 25,615,995,175.95
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,615,995,175.95/231,510.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,647.32

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.