Home / 559,972.70-839,740.65-244,214.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 559,972.70, 839,740.65 and 244,214.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 559,972.70, 839,740.65 and 244,214.30 is: 366,226.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    559,972.70 : 839,740.65 = 244,214.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    559,972.70/839,740.65 = 244,214.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    559,972.70x = 839,740.65 × 244,214.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    559,972.70x = 205,076,675,021.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 205,076,675,021.30/559,972.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 366,226.20

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.