Home / 393,038.40-589,047.30-182,227.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 393,038.40, 589,047.30 and 182,227.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 393,038.40, 589,047.30 and 182,227.80 is: 273,105.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    393,038.40 : 589,047.30 = 182,227.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    393,038.40/589,047.30 = 182,227.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    393,038.40x = 589,047.30 × 182,227.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    393,038.40x = 107,340,793,574.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 107,340,793,574.94/393,038.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 273,105.11

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.