Home / 1,039,957.20-1,559,935.80-480,085.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,039,957.20, 1,559,935.80 and 480,085.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,039,957.20, 1,559,935.80 and 480,085.20 is: 720,127.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,039,957.20 : 1,559,935.80 = 480,085.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,039,957.20/1,559,935.80 = 480,085.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,039,957.20x = 1,559,935.80 × 480,085.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,039,957.20x = 748,902,090,530.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 748,902,090,530.16/1,039,957.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 720,127.80

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.