Home / 496,761.60-744,918.21-141,691.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 496,761.60, 744,918.21 and 141,691.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 496,761.60, 744,918.21 and 141,691.26 is: 212,472.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    496,761.60 : 744,918.21 = 141,691.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    496,761.60/744,918.21 = 141,691.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    496,761.60x = 744,918.21 × 141,691.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    496,761.60x = 105,548,399,771.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,548,399,771.85/496,761.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 212,472.94

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.