Home / 713,848.16-1,070,871.06-240,668.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 713,848.16, 1,070,871.06 and 240,668.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 713,848.16, 1,070,871.06 and 240,668.84 is: 361,036.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    713,848.16 : 1,070,871.06 = 240,668.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    713,848.16/1,070,871.06 = 240,668.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    713,848.16x = 1,070,871.06 × 240,668.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    713,848.16x = 257,725,295,799.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 257,725,295,799.77/713,848.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 361,036.58

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.