Home / 418,629.60-587,131.20-418,629.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 418,629.60, 587,131.20 and 418,629.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 418,629.60, 587,131.20 and 418,629.60 is: 587,131.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    418,629.60 : 587,131.20 = 418,629.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    418,629.60/587,131.20 = 418,629.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    418,629.60x = 587,131.20 × 418,629.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    418,629.60x = 245,790,499,403.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 245,790,499,403.52/418,629.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 587,131.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.