Home / 439,793.40-659,690.10-262,500.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 439,793.40, 659,690.10 and 262,500.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 439,793.40, 659,690.10 and 262,500.60 is: 393,750.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    439,793.40 : 659,690.10 = 262,500.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    439,793.40/659,690.10 = 262,500.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    439,793.40x = 659,690.10 × 262,500.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    439,793.40x = 173,169,047,064.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 173,169,047,064.06/439,793.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 393,750.90

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.