Home / 296,037.60-444,060.60-96,359.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 296,037.60, 444,060.60 and 96,359.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 296,037.60, 444,060.60 and 96,359.04 is: 144,539.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    296,037.60 : 444,060.60 = 96,359.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    296,037.60/444,060.60 = 96,359.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    296,037.60x = 444,060.60 × 96,359.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    296,037.60x = 42,789,253,117.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,789,253,117.82/296,037.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 144,539.93

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.