Home / 839,881.78-1,259,811.73-208,801.06

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 839,881.78, 1,259,811.73 and 208,801.06

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 839,881.78, 1,259,811.73 and 208,801.06 is: 313,198.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    839,881.78 : 1,259,811.73 = 208,801.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    839,881.78/1,259,811.73 = 208,801.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    839,881.78x = 1,259,811.73 × 208,801.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    839,881.78x = 263,050,024,624.43
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 263,050,024,624.43/839,881.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 313,198.87

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.