Home / 543,460.40-815,190.60-506,596.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 543,460.40, 815,190.60 and 506,596.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 543,460.40, 815,190.60 and 506,596.40 is: 759,894.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    543,460.40 : 815,190.60 = 506,596.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    543,460.40/815,190.60 = 506,596.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    543,460.40x = 815,190.60 × 506,596.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    543,460.40x = 412,972,623,273.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 412,972,623,273.84/543,460.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 759,894.60

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.