Home / 539,041.40-808,634.10-183,966.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 539,041.40, 808,634.10 and 183,966.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 539,041.40, 808,634.10 and 183,966.20 is: 275,973.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    539,041.40 : 808,634.10 = 183,966.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    539,041.40/808,634.10 = 183,966.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    539,041.40x = 808,634.10 × 183,966.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    539,041.40x = 148,761,342,567.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 148,761,342,567.42/539,041.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 275,973.87

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.