Home / 546,890.70-820,226.70-262,580.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 546,890.70, 820,226.70 and 262,580.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 546,890.70, 820,226.70 and 262,580.70 is: 393,818.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    546,890.70 : 820,226.70 = 262,580.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    546,890.70/820,226.70 = 262,580.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    546,890.70x = 820,226.70 × 262,580.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    546,890.70x = 215,375,701,044.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 215,375,701,044.69/546,890.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 393,818.55

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.