Home / 583,818.22-876,073.20-246,840.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 583,818.22, 876,073.20 and 246,840.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 583,818.22, 876,073.20 and 246,840.40 is: 370,406.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    583,818.22 : 876,073.20 = 246,840.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    583,818.22/876,073.20 = 246,840.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    583,818.22x = 876,073.20 × 246,840.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    583,818.22x = 216,250,259,117.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 216,250,259,117.28/583,818.22
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 370,406.84

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.