Home / 466,935.60-700,403.40-129,975.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 466,935.60, 700,403.40 and 129,975.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 466,935.60, 700,403.40 and 129,975.60 is: 194,963.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    466,935.60 : 700,403.40 = 129,975.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    466,935.60/700,403.40 = 129,975.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    466,935.60x = 700,403.40 × 129,975.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    466,935.60x = 91,035,352,157.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 91,035,352,157.04/466,935.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 194,963.40

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.