Home / 1,229,568.40-1,696,770.60-685,720.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,229,568.40, 1,696,770.60 and 685,720.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,229,568.40, 1,696,770.60 and 685,720.72 is: 946,275.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,229,568.40 : 1,696,770.60 = 685,720.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,229,568.40/1,696,770.60 = 685,720.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,229,568.40x = 1,696,770.60 × 685,720.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,229,568.40x = 1,163,510,757,506.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,163,510,757,506.83/1,229,568.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 946,275.75

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.