Home / 455,576.40-683,364.60-434,840.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 455,576.40, 683,364.60 and 434,840.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 455,576.40, 683,364.60 and 434,840.40 is: 652,260.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    455,576.40 : 683,364.60 = 434,840.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    455,576.40/683,364.60 = 434,840.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    455,576.40x = 683,364.60 × 434,840.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    455,576.40x = 297,154,536,009.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 297,154,536,009.84/455,576.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 652,260.60

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.