Home / 664,653.40-996,980.10-243,874.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 664,653.40, 996,980.10 and 243,874.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 664,653.40, 996,980.10 and 243,874.60 is: 365,811.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    664,653.40 : 996,980.10 = 243,874.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    664,653.40/996,980.10 = 243,874.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    664,653.40x = 996,980.10 × 243,874.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    664,653.40x = 243,138,123,095.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 243,138,123,095.46/664,653.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 365,811.90

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.