Home / 686,608.20-1,029,912.30-213,289.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 686,608.20, 1,029,912.30 and 213,289.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 686,608.20, 1,029,912.30 and 213,289.80 is: 319,934.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    686,608.20 : 1,029,912.30 = 213,289.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    686,608.20/1,029,912.30 = 213,289.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    686,608.20x = 1,029,912.30 × 213,289.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    686,608.20x = 219,669,788,484.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 219,669,788,484.54/686,608.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 319,934.70

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.