Home / 538,942.60-808,529.10-165,003.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 538,942.60, 808,529.10 and 165,003.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 538,942.60, 808,529.10 and 165,003.40 is: 247,540.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    538,942.60 : 808,529.10 = 165,003.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    538,942.60/808,529.10 = 165,003.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    538,942.60x = 808,529.10 × 165,003.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    538,942.60x = 133,410,050,498.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 133,410,050,498.94/538,942.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 247,540.37

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.