Home / 423,050.40-634,604.40-134,839.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 423,050.40, 634,604.40 and 134,839.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 423,050.40, 634,604.40 and 134,839.20 is: 202,267.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    423,050.40 : 634,604.40 = 134,839.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    423,050.40/634,604.40 = 134,839.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    423,050.40x = 634,604.40 × 134,839.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    423,050.40x = 85,569,549,612.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 85,569,549,612.48/423,050.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 202,267.98

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.