Home / 495,874.40-744,589.20-285,922.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 495,874.40, 744,589.20 and 285,922.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 495,874.40, 744,589.20 and 285,922.40 is: 429,331.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    495,874.40 : 744,589.20 = 285,922.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    495,874.40/744,589.20 = 285,922.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    495,874.40x = 744,589.20 × 285,922.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    495,874.40x = 212,894,731,078.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 212,894,731,078.08/495,874.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 429,331.97

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.