Home / 850,514.88-1,276,274.65-310,723.19

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 850,514.88, 1,276,274.65 and 310,723.19

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 850,514.88, 1,276,274.65 and 310,723.19 is: 466,268.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    850,514.88 : 1,276,274.65 = 310,723.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    850,514.88/1,276,274.65 = 310,723.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    850,514.88x = 1,276,274.65 × 310,723.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    850,514.88x = 396,568,129,648.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 396,568,129,648.50/850,514.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 466,268.30

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.