Home / 509,610.60-764,488.80-154,652.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 509,610.60, 764,488.80 and 154,652.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 509,610.60, 764,488.80 and 154,652.40 is: 232,000.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    509,610.60 : 764,488.80 = 154,652.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    509,610.60/764,488.80 = 154,652.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    509,610.60x = 764,488.80 × 154,652.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    509,610.60x = 118,230,027,693.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 118,230,027,693.12/509,610.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 232,000.72

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.