Home / 772,692.72-1,159,203.24-240,200.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 772,692.72, 1,159,203.24 and 240,200.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 772,692.72, 1,159,203.24 and 240,200.88 is: 360,352.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    772,692.72 : 1,159,203.24 = 240,200.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    772,692.72/1,159,203.24 = 240,200.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    772,692.72x = 1,159,203.24 × 240,200.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    772,692.72x = 278,441,638,346.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 278,441,638,346.85/772,692.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,352.35

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.