Home / 496,266.75-744,400.13-122,289.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 496,266.75, 744,400.13 and 122,289.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 496,266.75, 744,400.13 and 122,289.75 is: 183,434.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    496,266.75 : 744,400.13 = 122,289.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    496,266.75/744,400.13 = 122,289.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    496,266.75x = 744,400.13 × 122,289.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    496,266.75x = 91,032,505,186.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 91,032,505,186.22/496,266.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 183,434.63

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.