Home / 1,003,295.31-1,505,435.04-470,859.63

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,003,295.31, 1,505,435.04 and 470,859.63

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,003,295.31, 1,505,435.04 and 470,859.63 is: 706,520.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,003,295.31 : 1,505,435.04 = 470,859.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,003,295.31/1,505,435.04 = 470,859.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,003,295.31x = 1,505,435.04 × 470,859.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,003,295.31x = 708,848,585,923.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 708,848,585,923.44/1,003,295.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 706,520.38

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.