Home / 809,171.06-1,213,648.60-240,541.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 809,171.06, 1,213,648.60 and 240,541.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 809,171.06, 1,213,648.60 and 240,541.50 is: 360,780.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    809,171.06 : 1,213,648.60 = 240,541.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    809,171.06/1,213,648.60 = 240,541.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    809,171.06x = 1,213,648.60 × 240,541.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    809,171.06x = 291,932,854,716.90
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,932,854,716.90/809,171.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 360,780.15

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.