Home / 656,117.60-984,176.40-212,885.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,117.60, 984,176.40 and 212,885.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,117.60, 984,176.40 and 212,885.60 is: 319,328.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,117.60 : 984,176.40 = 212,885.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,117.60/984,176.40 = 212,885.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,117.60x = 984,176.40 × 212,885.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,117.60x = 209,516,983,419.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 209,516,983,419.84/656,117.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 319,328.40

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.