Home / 331,824.60-497,736.90-121,483.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 331,824.60, 497,736.90 and 121,483.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 331,824.60, 497,736.90 and 121,483.80 is: 182,225.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    331,824.60 : 497,736.90 = 121,483.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    331,824.60/497,736.90 = 121,483.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    331,824.60x = 497,736.90 × 121,483.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    331,824.60x = 60,466,970,012.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 60,466,970,012.22/331,824.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 182,225.70

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.