Home / 713,802.92-1,070,778.20-240,525.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 713,802.92, 1,070,778.20 and 240,525.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 713,802.92, 1,070,778.20 and 240,525.19 is: 360,812.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    713,802.92 : 1,070,778.20 = 240,525.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    713,802.92/1,070,778.20 = 240,525.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    713,802.92x = 1,070,778.20 × 240,525.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    713,802.92x = 257,549,130,002.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 257,549,130,002.86/713,802.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,812.66

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.