Home / 422,546.20-633,860.70-123,029.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 422,546.20, 633,860.70 and 123,029.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 422,546.20, 633,860.70 and 123,029.80 is: 184,556.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    422,546.20 : 633,860.70 = 123,029.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    422,546.20/633,860.70 = 123,029.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    422,546.20x = 633,860.70 × 123,029.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    422,546.20x = 77,983,755,148.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 77,983,755,148.86/422,546.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 184,556.75

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.