Home / 294,260.75-441,395.22-83,898.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 294,260.75, 441,395.22 and 83,898.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 294,260.75, 441,395.22 and 83,898.68 is: 125,849.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    294,260.75 : 441,395.22 = 83,898.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    294,260.75/441,395.22 = 83,898.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    294,260.75x = 441,395.22 × 83,898.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    294,260.75x = 37,032,477,419.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,032,477,419.80/294,260.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,849.19

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.