Home / 435,327.50-600,789.70-241,772.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 435,327.50, 600,789.70 and 241,772.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 435,327.50, 600,789.70 and 241,772.56 is: 333,667.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    435,327.50 : 600,789.70 = 241,772.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    435,327.50/600,789.70 = 241,772.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    435,327.50x = 600,789.70 × 241,772.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    435,327.50x = 145,254,463,790.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 145,254,463,790.63/435,327.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 333,667.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.