Home / 794,215.80-1,191,067.56-261,610.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 794,215.80, 1,191,067.56 and 261,610.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 794,215.80, 1,191,067.56 and 261,610.20 is: 392,330.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    794,215.80 : 1,191,067.56 = 261,610.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    794,215.80/1,191,067.56 = 261,610.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    794,215.80x = 1,191,067.56 × 261,610.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    794,215.80x = 311,595,422,585.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 311,595,422,585.11/794,215.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 392,330.93

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.