Home / 515,032.20-772,548.30-486,001.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 515,032.20, 772,548.30 and 486,001.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 515,032.20, 772,548.30 and 486,001.80 is: 729,002.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    515,032.20 : 772,548.30 = 486,001.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    515,032.20/772,548.30 = 486,001.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    515,032.20x = 772,548.30 × 486,001.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    515,032.20x = 375,459,864,386.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 375,459,864,386.94/515,032.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 729,002.70

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.