Home / 455,846.40-683,769.60-403,358.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 455,846.40, 683,769.60 and 403,358.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 455,846.40, 683,769.60 and 403,358.40 is: 605,037.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    455,846.40 : 683,769.60 = 403,358.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    455,846.40/683,769.60 = 403,358.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    455,846.40x = 683,769.60 × 403,358.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    455,846.40x = 275,804,211,824.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 275,804,211,824.64/455,846.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 605,037.60

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.