Home / 391,384.56-540,101.56-230,249.99

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 391,384.56, 540,101.56 and 230,249.99

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 391,384.56, 540,101.56 and 230,249.99 is: 317,739.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    391,384.56 : 540,101.56 = 230,249.99 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    391,384.56/540,101.56 = 230,249.99/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    391,384.56x = 540,101.56 × 230,249.99
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    391,384.56x = 124,358,374,937.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,358,374,937.23/391,384.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 317,739.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.