Home / 402,314.20-603,860.10-202,859.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 402,314.20, 603,860.10 and 202,859.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 402,314.20, 603,860.10 and 202,859.80 is: 304,485.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    402,314.20 : 603,860.10 = 202,859.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    402,314.20/603,860.10 = 202,859.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    402,314.20x = 603,860.10 × 202,859.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    402,314.20x = 122,498,939,113.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 122,498,939,113.98/402,314.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 304,485.75

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.