Home / 277,215.20-415,045.20-269,439.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 277,215.20, 415,045.20 and 269,439.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 277,215.20, 415,045.20 and 269,439.20 is: 403,403.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    277,215.20 : 415,045.20 = 269,439.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    277,215.20/415,045.20 = 269,439.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    277,215.20x = 415,045.20 × 269,439.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    277,215.20x = 111,829,446,651.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 111,829,446,651.84/277,215.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 403,403.01

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.