Home / 689,953.20-1,034,929.80-240,524.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 689,953.20, 1,034,929.80 and 240,524.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 689,953.20, 1,034,929.80 and 240,524.70 is: 360,787.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    689,953.20 : 1,034,929.80 = 240,524.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    689,953.20/1,034,929.80 = 240,524.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    689,953.20x = 1,034,929.80 × 240,524.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    689,953.20x = 248,926,179,666.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 248,926,179,666.06/689,953.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,787.05

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.