Home / 241,918.68-362,878.62-73,440.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 241,918.68, 362,878.62 and 73,440.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 241,918.68, 362,878.62 and 73,440.30 is: 110,160.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    241,918.68 : 362,878.62 = 73,440.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    241,918.68/362,878.62 = 73,440.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    241,918.68x = 362,878.62 × 73,440.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    241,918.68x = 26,649,914,716.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,649,914,716.39/241,918.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 110,160.63

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.