Home / 608,420.80-912,693.80-229,660.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 608,420.80, 912,693.80 and 229,660.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 608,420.80, 912,693.80 and 229,660.56 is: 344,514.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    608,420.80 : 912,693.80 = 229,660.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    608,420.80/912,693.80 = 229,660.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    608,420.80x = 912,693.80 × 229,660.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    608,420.80x = 209,609,769,216.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 209,609,769,216.53/608,420.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 344,514.47

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.