Home / 269,435.20-403,715.40-169,416.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 269,435.20, 403,715.40 and 169,416.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 269,435.20, 403,715.40 and 169,416.40 is: 253,849.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    269,435.20 : 403,715.40 = 169,416.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    269,435.20/403,715.40 = 169,416.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    269,435.20x = 403,715.40 × 169,416.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    269,435.20x = 68,396,009,692.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,396,009,692.56/269,435.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 253,849.57

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.