Home / 241,666.12-362,495.33-59,298.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 241,666.12, 362,495.33 and 59,298.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 241,666.12, 362,495.33 and 59,298.87 is: 88,947.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    241,666.12 : 362,495.33 = 59,298.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    241,666.12/362,495.33 = 59,298.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    241,666.12x = 362,495.33 × 59,298.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    241,666.12x = 21,495,563,449.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,495,563,449.28/241,666.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 88,947.36

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.