Home / 313,858.80-470,788.20-100,626.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 313,858.80, 470,788.20 and 100,626.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 313,858.80, 470,788.20 and 100,626.30 is: 150,939.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    313,858.80 : 470,788.20 = 100,626.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    313,858.80/470,788.20 = 100,626.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    313,858.80x = 470,788.20 × 100,626.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    313,858.80x = 47,373,674,649.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,373,674,649.66/313,858.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,939.45

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.