Home / 553,370.40-830,444.40-238,053.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 553,370.40, 830,444.40 and 238,053.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 553,370.40, 830,444.40 and 238,053.60 is: 357,247.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    553,370.40 : 830,444.40 = 238,053.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    553,370.40/830,444.40 = 238,053.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    553,370.40x = 830,444.40 × 238,053.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    553,370.40x = 197,690,279,019.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 197,690,279,019.84/553,370.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 357,247.66

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.