Home / 240,939.60-361,409.40-116,523.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 240,939.60, 361,409.40 and 116,523.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 240,939.60, 361,409.40 and 116,523.60 is: 174,785.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    240,939.60 : 361,409.40 = 116,523.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    240,939.60/361,409.40 = 116,523.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    240,939.60x = 361,409.40 × 116,523.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    240,939.60x = 42,112,724,361.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,112,724,361.84/240,939.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 174,785.40

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.