Home / 600,002.40-900,013.20-156,770.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 600,002.40, 900,013.20 and 156,770.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 600,002.40, 900,013.20 and 156,770.40 is: 235,158.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    600,002.40 : 900,013.20 = 156,770.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    600,002.40/900,013.20 = 156,770.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    600,002.40x = 900,013.20 × 156,770.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    600,002.40x = 141,095,429,369.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,095,429,369.28/600,002.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,158.11

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.