Home / 486,037.20-729,055.80-385,653.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 486,037.20, 729,055.80 and 385,653.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 486,037.20, 729,055.80 and 385,653.90 is: 578,480.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    486,037.20 : 729,055.80 = 385,653.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    486,037.20/729,055.80 = 385,653.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    486,037.20x = 729,055.80 × 385,653.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    486,037.20x = 281,163,212,587.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 281,163,212,587.62/486,037.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 578,480.85

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.