Home / 246,631.44-369,940.78-66,734.29

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 246,631.44, 369,940.78 and 66,734.29

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 246,631.44, 369,940.78 and 66,734.29 is: 100,099.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    246,631.44 : 369,940.78 = 66,734.29 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    246,631.44/369,940.78 = 66,734.29/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    246,631.44x = 369,940.78 × 66,734.29
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    246,631.44x = 24,687,733,111.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,687,733,111.97/246,631.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 100,099.70

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.