Home / 539,190.40-808,785.60-258,563.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 539,190.40, 808,785.60 and 258,563.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 539,190.40, 808,785.60 and 258,563.20 is: 387,844.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    539,190.40 : 808,785.60 = 258,563.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    539,190.40/808,785.60 = 258,563.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    539,190.40x = 808,785.60 × 258,563.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    539,190.40x = 209,122,192,849.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 209,122,192,849.92/539,190.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 387,844.80

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.