Home / 389,258.40-583,837.40-123,045.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 389,258.40, 583,837.40 and 123,045.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 389,258.40, 583,837.40 and 123,045.84 is: 184,552.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    389,258.40 : 583,837.40 = 123,045.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    389,258.40/583,837.40 = 123,045.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    389,258.40x = 583,837.40 × 123,045.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    389,258.40x = 71,838,763,306.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,838,763,306.42/389,258.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 184,552.89

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.