Home / 521,130.40-781,695.60-184,551.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 521,130.40, 781,695.60 and 184,551.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 521,130.40, 781,695.60 and 184,551.10 is: 276,826.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    521,130.40 : 781,695.60 = 184,551.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    521,130.40/781,695.60 = 184,551.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    521,130.40x = 781,695.60 × 184,551.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    521,130.40x = 144,262,782,845.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 144,262,782,845.16/521,130.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 276,826.65

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.