Home / 295,298.60-442,875.90-84,914.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 295,298.60, 442,875.90 and 84,914.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 295,298.60, 442,875.90 and 84,914.60 is: 127,351.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    295,298.60 : 442,875.90 = 84,914.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    295,298.60/442,875.90 = 84,914.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    295,298.60x = 442,875.90 × 84,914.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    295,298.60x = 37,606,629,898.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 37,606,629,898.14/295,298.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,351.20

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.