Home / 390,365.20-585,547.80-94,877.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 390,365.20, 585,547.80 and 94,877.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 390,365.20, 585,547.80 and 94,877.20 is: 142,315.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    390,365.20 : 585,547.80 = 94,877.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    390,365.20/585,547.80 = 94,877.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    390,365.20x = 585,547.80 × 94,877.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    390,365.20x = 55,555,135,730.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 55,555,135,730.16/390,365.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 142,315.80

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.