Home / 339,585.48-509,612.20-139,906.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 339,585.48, 509,612.20 and 139,906.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 339,585.48, 509,612.20 and 139,906.17 is: 209,955.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    339,585.48 : 509,612.20 = 139,906.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    339,585.48/509,612.20 = 139,906.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    339,585.48x = 509,612.20 × 139,906.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    339,585.48x = 71,297,890,737.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,297,890,737.51/339,585.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 209,955.65

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.