Home / 515,062.20-772,593.30-486,031.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 515,062.20, 772,593.30 and 486,031.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 515,062.20, 772,593.30 and 486,031.80 is: 729,047.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    515,062.20 : 772,593.30 = 486,031.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    515,062.20/772,593.30 = 486,031.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    515,062.20x = 772,593.30 × 486,031.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    515,062.20x = 375,504,912,266.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 375,504,912,266.94/515,062.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 729,047.70

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.