Home / 366,929.80-550,394.70-240,630.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 366,929.80, 550,394.70 and 240,630.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 366,929.80, 550,394.70 and 240,630.55 is: 360,945.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    366,929.80 : 550,394.70 = 240,630.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    366,929.80/550,394.70 = 240,630.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    366,929.80x = 550,394.70 × 240,630.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    366,929.80x = 132,441,779,378.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 132,441,779,378.09/366,929.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,945.83

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.