Home / 307,659.60-461,446.20-97,318.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 307,659.60, 461,446.20 and 97,318.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 307,659.60, 461,446.20 and 97,318.80 is: 145,964.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    307,659.60 : 461,446.20 = 97,318.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    307,659.60/461,446.20 = 97,318.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    307,659.60x = 461,446.20 × 97,318.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    307,659.60x = 44,907,390,448.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,907,390,448.56/307,659.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 145,964.53

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.