Home / 735,940.60-1,103,910.98-230,540.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 735,940.60, 1,103,910.98 and 230,540.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 735,940.60, 1,103,910.98 and 230,540.96 is: 345,811.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    735,940.60 : 1,103,910.98 = 230,540.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    735,940.60/1,103,910.98 = 230,540.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    735,940.60x = 1,103,910.98 × 230,540.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    735,940.60x = 254,496,694,323.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 254,496,694,323.96/735,940.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 345,811.46

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.