Home / 277,468.40-415,619.40-230,812.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 277,468.40, 415,619.40 and 230,812.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 277,468.40, 415,619.40 and 230,812.40 is: 345,733.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    277,468.40 : 415,619.40 = 230,812.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    277,468.40/415,619.40 = 230,812.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    277,468.40x = 415,619.40 × 230,812.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    277,468.40x = 95,930,111,200.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 95,930,111,200.56/277,468.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 345,733.46

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.