Home / 584,429.80-876,990.30-210,404.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 584,429.80, 876,990.30 and 210,404.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 584,429.80, 876,990.30 and 210,404.20 is: 315,730.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    584,429.80 : 876,990.30 = 210,404.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    584,429.80/876,990.30 = 210,404.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    584,429.80x = 876,990.30 × 210,404.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    584,429.80x = 184,522,442,479.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 184,522,442,479.26/584,429.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 315,730.72

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.