Home / 398,167.20-597,423.60-201,175.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 398,167.20, 597,423.60 and 201,175.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 398,167.20, 597,423.60 and 201,175.20 is: 301,850.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    398,167.20 : 597,423.60 = 201,175.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    398,167.20/597,423.60 = 201,175.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    398,167.20x = 597,423.60 × 201,175.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    398,167.20x = 120,186,812,214.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 120,186,812,214.72/398,167.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 301,850.11

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.