Home / 419,820.10-629,730.15-170,680.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 419,820.10, 629,730.15 and 170,680.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 419,820.10, 629,730.15 and 170,680.90 is: 256,021.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    419,820.10 : 629,730.15 = 170,680.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    419,820.10/629,730.15 = 170,680.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    419,820.10x = 629,730.15 × 170,680.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    419,820.10x = 107,482,908,759.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 107,482,908,759.14/419,820.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 256,021.35

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.