Home / 627,927.10-941,847.45-201,456.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 627,927.10, 941,847.45 and 201,456.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 627,927.10, 941,847.45 and 201,456.70 is: 302,171.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    627,927.10 : 941,847.45 = 201,456.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    627,927.10/941,847.45 = 201,456.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    627,927.10x = 941,847.45 × 201,456.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    627,927.10x = 189,741,479,180.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 189,741,479,180.42/627,927.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 302,171.19

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.