Home / 839,914.80-1,259,872.20-307,258.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 839,914.80, 1,259,872.20 and 307,258.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 839,914.80, 1,259,872.20 and 307,258.80 is: 460,888.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    839,914.80 : 1,259,872.20 = 307,258.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    839,914.80/1,259,872.20 = 307,258.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    839,914.80x = 1,259,872.20 × 307,258.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    839,914.80x = 387,106,820,325.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 387,106,820,325.36/839,914.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 460,888.20

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.