Home / 420,414.20-629,699.70-365,118.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 420,414.20, 629,699.70 and 365,118.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 420,414.20, 629,699.70 and 365,118.20 is: 546,876.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    420,414.20 : 629,699.70 = 365,118.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    420,414.20/629,699.70 = 365,118.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    420,414.20x = 629,699.70 × 365,118.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    420,414.20x = 229,914,821,004.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,914,821,004.54/420,414.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 546,876.92

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.