Home / 661,983.40-993,104.70-282,903.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 661,983.40, 993,104.70 and 282,903.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 661,983.40, 993,104.70 and 282,903.40 is: 424,410.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    661,983.40 : 993,104.70 = 282,903.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    661,983.40/993,104.70 = 282,903.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    661,983.40x = 993,104.70 × 282,903.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    661,983.40x = 280,952,696,185.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 280,952,696,185.98/661,983.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 424,410.49

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.