Home / 232,454.60-348,349.80-132,403.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 232,454.60, 348,349.80 and 132,403.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 232,454.60, 348,349.80 and 132,403.40 is: 198,415.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    232,454.60 : 348,349.80 = 132,403.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    232,454.60/348,349.80 = 132,403.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    232,454.60x = 348,349.80 × 132,403.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    232,454.60x = 46,122,697,909.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,122,697,909.32/232,454.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 198,415.94

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.