Home / 249,362.88-374,041.76-62,374.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 249,362.88, 374,041.76 and 62,374.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 249,362.88, 374,041.76 and 62,374.40 is: 93,560.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,362.88 : 374,041.76 = 62,374.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,362.88/374,041.76 = 62,374.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,362.88x = 374,041.76 × 62,374.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,362.88x = 23,330,630,354.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,330,630,354.94/249,362.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,560.96

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.