Home / 497,934.30-746,901.45-123,957.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 497,934.30, 746,901.45 and 123,957.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 497,934.30, 746,901.45 and 123,957.30 is: 185,935.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    497,934.30 : 746,901.45 = 123,957.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    497,934.30/746,901.45 = 123,957.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    497,934.30x = 746,901.45 × 123,957.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    497,934.30x = 92,583,887,108.09
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 92,583,887,108.09/497,934.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 185,935.95

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.