Home / 268,898.33-403,253.40-79,308.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 268,898.33, 403,253.40 and 79,308.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 268,898.33, 403,253.40 and 79,308.37 is: 118,934.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    268,898.33 : 403,253.40 = 79,308.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    268,898.33/403,253.40 = 79,308.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    268,898.33x = 403,253.40 × 79,308.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    268,898.33x = 31,981,369,850.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,981,369,850.96/268,898.33
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 118,934.80

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.