Home / 393,743.80-590,226.90-156,770.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 393,743.80, 590,226.90 and 156,770.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 393,743.80, 590,226.90 and 156,770.20 is: 235,000.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    393,743.80 : 590,226.90 = 156,770.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    393,743.80/590,226.90 = 156,770.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    393,743.80x = 590,226.90 × 156,770.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    393,743.80x = 92,529,989,158.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 92,529,989,158.38/393,743.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,000.50

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.