Home / 581,853.74-870,913.74-311,305.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 581,853.74, 870,913.74 and 311,305.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 581,853.74, 870,913.74 and 311,305.07 is: 465,958.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    581,853.74 : 870,913.74 = 311,305.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    581,853.74/870,913.74 = 311,305.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    581,853.74x = 870,913.74 × 311,305.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    581,853.74x = 271,119,862,794.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 271,119,862,794.66/581,853.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 465,958.79

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.