Home / 231,736.20-346,948.20-208,116.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 231,736.20, 346,948.20 and 208,116.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 231,736.20, 346,948.20 and 208,116.60 is: 311,585.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    231,736.20 : 346,948.20 = 208,116.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    231,736.20/346,948.20 = 208,116.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    231,736.20x = 346,948.20 × 208,116.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    231,736.20x = 72,205,679,760.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 72,205,679,760.12/231,736.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 311,585.67

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.