Home / 746,211.60-1,119,187.80-272,653.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 746,211.60, 1,119,187.80 and 272,653.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 746,211.60, 1,119,187.80 and 272,653.20 is: 408,932.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    746,211.60 : 1,119,187.80 = 272,653.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    746,211.60/1,119,187.80 = 272,653.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    746,211.60x = 1,119,187.80 × 272,653.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    746,211.60x = 305,150,135,070.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 305,150,135,070.96/746,211.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 408,932.45

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.