Home / 781,260.38-1,172,002.83-241,558.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 781,260.38, 1,172,002.83 and 241,558.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 781,260.38, 1,172,002.83 and 241,558.75 is: 362,372.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    781,260.38 : 1,172,002.83 = 241,558.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    781,260.38/1,172,002.83 = 241,558.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    781,260.38x = 1,172,002.83 × 241,558.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    781,260.38x = 283,107,538,611.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 283,107,538,611.26/781,260.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 362,372.84

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.