Home / 521,627.60-782,959.80-255,688.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 521,627.60, 782,959.80 and 255,688.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 521,627.60, 782,959.80 and 255,688.40 is: 383,786.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    521,627.60 : 782,959.80 = 255,688.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    521,627.60/782,959.80 = 255,688.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    521,627.60x = 782,959.80 × 255,688.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    521,627.60x = 200,193,738,526.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 200,193,738,526.32/521,627.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 383,786.71

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.