Home / 277,912.60-416,285.70-218,465.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 277,912.60, 416,285.70 and 218,465.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 277,912.60, 416,285.70 and 218,465.08 is: 327,239.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    277,912.60 : 416,285.70 = 218,465.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    277,912.60/416,285.70 = 218,465.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    277,912.60x = 416,285.70 × 218,465.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    277,912.60x = 90,943,888,753.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,943,888,753.36/277,912.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 327,239.17

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.