Home / 689,948.24-1,034,849.54-184,560.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 689,948.24, 1,034,849.54 and 184,560.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 689,948.24, 1,034,849.54 and 184,560.23 is: 276,820.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    689,948.24 : 1,034,849.54 = 184,560.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    689,948.24/1,034,849.54 = 184,560.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    689,948.24x = 1,034,849.54 × 184,560.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    689,948.24x = 190,992,063,020.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 190,992,063,020.75/689,948.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 276,820.86

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.