Home / 729,938.80-1,094,908.20-256,562.65

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 729,938.80, 1,094,908.20 and 256,562.65

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 729,938.80, 1,094,908.20 and 256,562.65 is: 384,843.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    729,938.80 : 1,094,908.20 = 256,562.65 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    729,938.80/1,094,908.20 = 256,562.65/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    729,938.80x = 1,094,908.20 × 256,562.65
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    729,938.80x = 280,912,549,298.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 280,912,549,298.73/729,938.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 384,843.98

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.