Home / 520,078.90-780,118.35-520,078.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 520,078.90, 780,118.35 and 520,078.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 520,078.90, 780,118.35 and 520,078.90 is: 780,118.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    520,078.90 : 780,118.35 = 520,078.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    520,078.90/780,118.35 = 520,078.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    520,078.90x = 780,118.35 × 520,078.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    520,078.90x = 405,723,093,337.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 405,723,093,337.82/520,078.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 780,118.35

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.