Home / 266,705.70-400,058.55-224,715.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 266,705.70, 400,058.55 and 224,715.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 266,705.70, 400,058.55 and 224,715.30 is: 337,072.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    266,705.70 : 400,058.55 = 224,715.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    266,705.70/400,058.55 = 224,715.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    266,705.70x = 400,058.55 × 224,715.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    266,705.70x = 89,899,277,080.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,899,277,080.82/266,705.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 337,072.95

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.