Home / 503,847.80-755,771.70-503,847.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 503,847.80, 755,771.70 and 503,847.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 503,847.80, 755,771.70 and 503,847.80 is: 755,771.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    503,847.80 : 755,771.70 = 503,847.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    503,847.80/755,771.70 = 503,847.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    503,847.80x = 755,771.70 × 503,847.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    503,847.80x = 380,793,908,347.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 380,793,908,347.26/503,847.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 755,771.70

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.