Home / 934,542.75-1,401,793.98-260,606.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 934,542.75, 1,401,793.98 and 260,606.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 934,542.75, 1,401,793.98 and 260,606.10 is: 390,903.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    934,542.75 : 1,401,793.98 = 260,606.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    934,542.75/1,401,793.98 = 260,606.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    934,542.75x = 1,401,793.98 × 260,606.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    934,542.75x = 365,316,062,131.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 365,316,062,131.28/934,542.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 390,903.53

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.