Home / 426,947.60-640,410.36-138,757.62

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 426,947.60, 640,410.36 and 138,757.62

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 426,947.60, 640,410.36 and 138,757.62 is: 208,132.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    426,947.60 : 640,410.36 = 138,757.62 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    426,947.60/640,410.36 = 138,757.62/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    426,947.60x = 640,410.36 × 138,757.62
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    426,947.60x = 88,861,817,376.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 88,861,817,376.94/426,947.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 208,132.84

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.