Home / 331,650.30-496,417.05-261,666.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 331,650.30, 496,417.05 and 261,666.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 331,650.30, 496,417.05 and 261,666.30 is: 391,664.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    331,650.30 : 496,417.05 = 261,666.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    331,650.30/496,417.05 = 261,666.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    331,650.30x = 496,417.05 × 261,666.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    331,650.30x = 129,895,612,730.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 129,895,612,730.42/331,650.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 391,664.39

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.