Home / 236,632.66-326,898.53-204,746.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 236,632.66, 326,898.53 and 204,746.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 236,632.66, 326,898.53 and 204,746.20 is: 282,848.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,632.66 : 326,898.53 = 204,746.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,632.66/326,898.53 = 204,746.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,632.66x = 326,898.53 × 204,746.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,632.66x = 66,931,231,803.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 66,931,231,803.09/236,632.66
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 282,848.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.