Home / 249,860.60-374,829.73-81,341.31

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 249,860.60, 374,829.73 and 81,341.31

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 249,860.60, 374,829.73 and 81,341.31 is: 122,024.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,860.60 : 374,829.73 = 81,341.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,860.60/374,829.73 = 81,341.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,860.60x = 374,829.73 × 81,341.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,860.60x = 30,489,142,467.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,489,142,467.40/249,860.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 122,024.61

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.