Home / 746,147.94-1,119,439.92-240,697.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 746,147.94, 1,119,439.92 and 240,697.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 746,147.94, 1,119,439.92 and 240,697.76 is: 361,116.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    746,147.94 : 1,119,439.92 = 240,697.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    746,147.94/1,119,439.92 = 240,697.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    746,147.94x = 1,119,439.92 × 240,697.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    746,147.94x = 269,446,675,601.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 269,446,675,601.38/746,147.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 361,116.96

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.