Home / 329,740.04-494,646.38-105,048.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 329,740.04, 494,646.38 and 105,048.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 329,740.04, 494,646.38 and 105,048.20 is: 157,583.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    329,740.04 : 494,646.38 = 105,048.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    329,740.04/494,646.38 = 105,048.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    329,740.04x = 494,646.38 × 105,048.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    329,740.04x = 51,961,711,855.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,961,711,855.52/329,740.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 157,583.87

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.