Home / 509,644.80-764,467.20-478,540.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 509,644.80, 764,467.20 and 478,540.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 509,644.80, 764,467.20 and 478,540.80 is: 717,811.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    509,644.80 : 764,467.20 = 478,540.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    509,644.80/764,467.20 = 478,540.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    509,644.80x = 764,467.20 × 478,540.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    509,644.80x = 365,828,745,461.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 365,828,745,461.76/509,644.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 717,811.20

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.