Home / 547,130.40-820,004.40-487,687.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 547,130.40, 820,004.40 and 487,687.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 547,130.40, 820,004.40 and 487,687.20 is: 730,914.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    547,130.40 : 820,004.40 = 487,687.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    547,130.40/820,004.40 = 487,687.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    547,130.40x = 820,004.40 × 487,687.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    547,130.40x = 399,905,649,823.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 399,905,649,823.68/547,130.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 730,914.70

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.