Home / 514,120.69-771,213.71-159,104.89

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 514,120.69, 771,213.71 and 159,104.89

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 514,120.69, 771,213.71 and 159,104.89 is: 238,667.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    514,120.69 : 771,213.71 = 159,104.89 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    514,120.69/771,213.71 = 159,104.89/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    514,120.69x = 771,213.71 × 159,104.89
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    514,120.69x = 122,703,872,496.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 122,703,872,496.04/514,120.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 238,667.45

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.