Home / 1,058,622.24-1,587,694-310,726.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,058,622.24, 1,587,694 and 310,726.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,058,622.24, 1,587,694 and 310,726.56 is: 466,019.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,058,622.24 : 1,587,694 = 310,726.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,058,622.24/1,587,694 = 310,726.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,058,622.24x = 1,587,694 × 310,726.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,058,622.24x = 493,338,694,952.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 493,338,694,952.64/1,058,622.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 466,019.58

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.