Home / 269,913.40-404,879.70-82,924.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 269,913.40, 404,879.70 and 82,924.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 269,913.40, 404,879.70 and 82,924.60 is: 124,389.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    269,913.40 : 404,879.70 = 82,924.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    269,913.40/404,879.70 = 82,924.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    269,913.40x = 404,879.70 × 82,924.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    269,913.40x = 33,574,487,170.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,574,487,170.62/269,913.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,389.85

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.