Home / 405,244.80-606,992.40-263,527.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 405,244.80, 606,992.40 and 263,527.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 405,244.80, 606,992.40 and 263,527.20 is: 394,721.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    405,244.80 : 606,992.40 = 263,527.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    405,244.80/606,992.40 = 263,527.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    405,244.80x = 606,992.40 × 263,527.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    405,244.80x = 159,959,007,593.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 159,959,007,593.28/405,244.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 394,721.93

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.