Home / 283,177.04-424,839.40-105,685.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 283,177.04, 424,839.40 and 105,685.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 283,177.04, 424,839.40 and 105,685.52 is: 158,555.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    283,177.04 : 424,839.40 = 105,685.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    283,177.04/424,839.40 = 105,685.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    283,177.04x = 424,839.40 × 105,685.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    283,177.04x = 44,899,372,905.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,899,372,905.49/283,177.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 158,555.84

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.