Home / 560,701.40-841,052.10-500,048.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 560,701.40, 841,052.10 and 500,048.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 560,701.40, 841,052.10 and 500,048.60 is: 750,072.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    560,701.40 : 841,052.10 = 500,048.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    560,701.40/841,052.10 = 500,048.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    560,701.40x = 841,052.10 × 500,048.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    560,701.40x = 420,566,925,132.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 420,566,925,132.06/560,701.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 750,072.90

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.