Home / 232,921.90-349,382.58-72,998.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 232,921.90, 349,382.58 and 72,998.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 232,921.90, 349,382.58 and 72,998.92 is: 109,498.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    232,921.90 : 349,382.58 = 72,998.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    232,921.90/349,382.58 = 72,998.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    232,921.90x = 349,382.58 × 72,998.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    232,921.90x = 25,504,551,006.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,504,551,006.81/232,921.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 109,498.30

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.