Home / 393,878.50-590,880.22-141,153.54

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 393,878.50, 590,880.22 and 141,153.54

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 393,878.50, 590,880.22 and 141,153.54 is: 211,752.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    393,878.50 : 590,880.22 = 141,153.54 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    393,878.50/590,880.22 = 141,153.54/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    393,878.50x = 590,880.22 × 141,153.54
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    393,878.50x = 83,404,834,768.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,404,834,768.98/393,878.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 211,752.70

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.