Home / 746,613.60-1,119,920.40-273,638.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 746,613.60, 1,119,920.40 and 273,638.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 746,613.60, 1,119,920.40 and 273,638.40 is: 410,457.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    746,613.60 : 1,119,920.40 = 273,638.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    746,613.60/1,119,920.40 = 273,638.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    746,613.60x = 1,119,920.40 × 273,638.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    746,613.60x = 306,453,226,383.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 306,453,226,383.36/746,613.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 410,457.60

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.