Home / 246,470.40-369,704.40-96,604.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 246,470.40, 369,704.40 and 96,604.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 246,470.40, 369,704.40 and 96,604.80 is: 144,906.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    246,470.40 : 369,704.40 = 96,604.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    246,470.40/369,704.40 = 96,604.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    246,470.40x = 369,704.40 × 96,604.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    246,470.40x = 35,715,219,621.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,715,219,621.12/246,470.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 144,906.73

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.