Home / 1,070,286.72-1,477,012.80-586,896

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,070,286.72, 1,477,012.80 and 586,896

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,070,286.72, 1,477,012.80 and 586,896 is: 809,925.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,070,286.72 : 1,477,012.80 = 586,896 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,070,286.72/1,477,012.80 = 586,896/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,070,286.72x = 1,477,012.80 × 586,896
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,070,286.72x = 866,852,904,268.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 866,852,904,268.80/1,070,286.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 809,925.87

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.