Home / 359,611.60-540,000.60-241,805.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 359,611.60, 540,000.60 and 241,805.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 359,611.60, 540,000.60 and 241,805.20 is: 363,099.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    359,611.60 : 540,000.60 = 241,805.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    359,611.60/540,000.60 = 241,805.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    359,611.60x = 540,000.60 × 241,805.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    359,611.60x = 130,574,953,083.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 130,574,953,083.12/359,611.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 363,099.95

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.