Home / 488,511.20-732,939.60-471,231.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 488,511.20, 732,939.60 and 471,231.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 488,511.20, 732,939.60 and 471,231.20 is: 707,013.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    488,511.20 : 732,939.60 = 471,231.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    488,511.20/732,939.60 = 471,231.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    488,511.20x = 732,939.60 × 471,231.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    488,511.20x = 345,384,007,235.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 345,384,007,235.52/488,511.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 707,013.49

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.