Home / 938,014.12-1,407,104.20-264,101.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 938,014.12, 1,407,104.20 and 264,101.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 938,014.12, 1,407,104.20 and 264,101.20 is: 396,175.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    938,014.12 : 1,407,104.20 = 264,101.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    938,014.12/1,407,104.20 = 264,101.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    938,014.12x = 1,407,104.20 × 264,101.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    938,014.12x = 371,617,907,745.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 371,617,907,745.04/938,014.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 396,175.17

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.