Home / 918,923.29-1,378,471.37-270,499.91

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 918,923.29, 1,378,471.37 and 270,499.91

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 918,923.29, 1,378,471.37 and 270,499.91 is: 405,775.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    918,923.29 : 1,378,471.37 = 270,499.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    918,923.29/1,378,471.37 = 270,499.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    918,923.29x = 1,378,471.37 × 270,499.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    918,923.29x = 372,876,373,277.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 372,876,373,277.72/918,923.29
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 405,775.30

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.