Home / 868,882.37-1,303,003.69-300,117.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 868,882.37, 1,303,003.69 and 300,117.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 868,882.37, 1,303,003.69 and 300,117.48 is: 450,065.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    868,882.37 : 1,303,003.69 = 300,117.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    868,882.37/1,303,003.69 = 300,117.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    868,882.37x = 1,303,003.69 × 300,117.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    868,882.37x = 391,054,182,745.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 391,054,182,745.72/868,882.37
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 450,065.74

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.