Home / 240,472.80-360,838.80-100,245.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 240,472.80, 360,838.80 and 100,245.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 240,472.80, 360,838.80 and 100,245.60 is: 150,422.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    240,472.80 : 360,838.80 = 100,245.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    240,472.80/360,838.80 = 100,245.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    240,472.80x = 360,838.80 × 100,245.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    240,472.80x = 36,172,502,009.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,172,502,009.28/240,472.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,422.43

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.