Home / 239,800.20-360,234.90-200,434.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 239,800.20, 360,234.90 and 200,434.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 239,800.20, 360,234.90 and 200,434.20 is: 301,098.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    239,800.20 : 360,234.90 = 200,434.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    239,800.20/360,234.90 = 200,434.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    239,800.20x = 360,234.90 × 200,434.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    239,800.20x = 72,203,393,993.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 72,203,393,993.58/239,800.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 301,098.14

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.