Home / 422,447.40-633,660.03-141,964.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 422,447.40, 633,660.03 and 141,964.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 422,447.40, 633,660.03 and 141,964.56 is: 212,943.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    422,447.40 : 633,660.03 = 141,964.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    422,447.40/633,660.03 = 141,964.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    422,447.40x = 633,660.03 × 141,964.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    422,447.40x = 89,957,267,348.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 89,957,267,348.54/422,447.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 212,943.12

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.