Home / 270,646.60-405,969.90-83,657.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 270,646.60, 405,969.90 and 83,657.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 270,646.60, 405,969.90 and 83,657.80 is: 125,486.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    270,646.60 : 405,969.90 = 83,657.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    270,646.60/405,969.90 = 83,657.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    270,646.60x = 405,969.90 × 83,657.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    270,646.60x = 33,962,548,700.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,962,548,700.22/270,646.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,486.70

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.