Home / 746,443.40-1,119,667.97-227,123.69

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 746,443.40, 1,119,667.97 and 227,123.69

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 746,443.40, 1,119,667.97 and 227,123.69 is: 340,686.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    746,443.40 : 1,119,667.97 = 227,123.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    746,443.40/1,119,667.97 = 227,123.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    746,443.40x = 1,119,667.97 × 227,123.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    746,443.40x = 254,303,114,187.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 254,303,114,187.25/746,443.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 340,686.40

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.