Home / 374,160.60-516,177.60-228,973.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 374,160.60, 516,177.60 and 228,973.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 374,160.60, 516,177.60 and 228,973.38 is: 315,882.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    374,160.60 : 516,177.60 = 228,973.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    374,160.60/516,177.60 = 228,973.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    374,160.60x = 516,177.60 × 228,973.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    374,160.60x = 118,190,929,752.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,190,929,752.29/374,160.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 315,882.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.