Home / 453,668.40-680,502.60-154,486.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 453,668.40, 680,502.60 and 154,486.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 453,668.40, 680,502.60 and 154,486.80 is: 231,730.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    453,668.40 : 680,502.60 = 154,486.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    453,668.40/680,502.60 = 154,486.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    453,668.40x = 680,502.60 × 154,486.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    453,668.40x = 105,128,669,065.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,128,669,065.68/453,668.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 231,730.20

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.