Home / 600,009.20-900,013.80-156,777.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 600,009.20, 900,013.80 and 156,777.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 600,009.20, 900,013.80 and 156,777.20 is: 235,165.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    600,009.20 : 900,013.80 = 156,777.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    600,009.20/900,013.80 = 156,777.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    600,009.20x = 900,013.80 × 156,777.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    600,009.20x = 141,101,643,525.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,101,643,525.36/600,009.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 235,165.80

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.