Home / 1,044,021.42-1,440,850.68-585,213.93

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,044,021.42, 1,440,850.68 and 585,213.93

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,044,021.42, 1,440,850.68 and 585,213.93 is: 807,651.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,044,021.42 : 1,440,850.68 = 585,213.93 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,044,021.42/1,440,850.68 = 585,213.93/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,044,021.42x = 1,440,850.68 × 585,213.93
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,044,021.42x = 843,205,888,985.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 843,205,888,985.97/1,044,021.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 807,651.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.