Home / 656,432.40-984,648.60-235,750.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,432.40, 984,648.60 and 235,750.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,432.40, 984,648.60 and 235,750.80 is: 353,626.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,432.40 : 984,648.60 = 235,750.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,432.40/984,648.60 = 235,750.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,432.40x = 984,648.60 × 235,750.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,432.40x = 232,131,695,168.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 232,131,695,168.88/656,432.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 353,626.20

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.