Home / 236,940.38-355,472.89-85,152.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 236,940.38, 355,472.89 and 85,152.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 236,940.38, 355,472.89 and 85,152.79 is: 127,751.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,940.38 : 355,472.89 = 85,152.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,940.38/355,472.89 = 85,152.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,940.38x = 355,472.89 × 85,152.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,940.38x = 30,269,508,352.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,269,508,352.86/236,940.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,751.58

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.