Home / 249,509.10-374,324.40-72,012.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 249,509.10, 374,324.40 and 72,012.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 249,509.10, 374,324.40 and 72,012.18 is: 108,035.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,509.10 : 374,324.40 = 72,012.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,509.10/374,324.40 = 72,012.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,509.10x = 374,324.40 × 72,012.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,509.10x = 26,955,916,071.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,955,916,071.19/249,509.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 108,035.80

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.