Home / 746,703.60-1,119,925.80-273,145.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 746,703.60, 1,119,925.80 and 273,145.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 746,703.60, 1,119,925.80 and 273,145.20 is: 409,670.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    746,703.60 : 1,119,925.80 = 273,145.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    746,703.60/1,119,925.80 = 273,145.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    746,703.60x = 1,119,925.80 × 273,145.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    746,703.60x = 305,902,356,626.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 305,902,356,626.16/746,703.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 409,670.39

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.