Home / 241,930.80-362,953.80-101,617.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 241,930.80, 362,953.80 and 101,617.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 241,930.80, 362,953.80 and 101,617.20 is: 152,449.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    241,930.80 : 362,953.80 = 101,617.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    241,930.80/362,953.80 = 101,617.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    241,930.80x = 362,953.80 × 101,617.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    241,930.80x = 36,882,348,885.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 36,882,348,885.36/241,930.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 152,449.99

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.