Home / 263,529.10-395,331.99-85,992.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 263,529.10, 395,331.99 and 85,992.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 263,529.10, 395,331.99 and 85,992.40 is: 129,001.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    263,529.10 : 395,331.99 = 85,992.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    263,529.10/395,331.99 = 85,992.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    263,529.10x = 395,331.99 × 85,992.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    263,529.10x = 33,995,546,616.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,995,546,616.88/263,529.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,001.11

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.