Home / 490,081.80-733,740.30-476,257.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 490,081.80, 733,740.30 and 476,257.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 490,081.80, 733,740.30 and 476,257.80 is: 713,043.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    490,081.80 : 733,740.30 = 476,257.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    490,081.80/733,740.30 = 476,257.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    490,081.80x = 733,740.30 × 476,257.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    490,081.80x = 349,449,541,049.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 349,449,541,049.34/490,081.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 713,043.29

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.