Home / 328,886.44-453,864.74-177,983.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 328,886.44, 453,864.74 and 177,983.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 328,886.44, 453,864.74 and 177,983.48 is: 245,617.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    328,886.44 : 453,864.74 = 177,983.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    328,886.44/453,864.74 = 177,983.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    328,886.44x = 453,864.74 × 177,983.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    328,886.44x = 80,780,425,874.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 80,780,425,874.50/328,886.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 245,617.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.