Home / 656,195.60-984,293.40-157,559.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,195.60, 984,293.40 and 157,559.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,195.60, 984,293.40 and 157,559.60 is: 236,339.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,195.60 : 984,293.40 = 157,559.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,195.60/984,293.40 = 157,559.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,195.60x = 984,293.40 × 157,559.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,195.60x = 155,084,874,386.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 155,084,874,386.64/656,195.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 236,339.40

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.