Home / 583,487.20-875,230.80-478,424.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 583,487.20, 875,230.80 and 478,424.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 583,487.20, 875,230.80 and 478,424.80 is: 717,637.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    583,487.20 : 875,230.80 = 478,424.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    583,487.20/875,230.80 = 478,424.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    583,487.20x = 875,230.80 × 478,424.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    583,487.20x = 418,732,120,443.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 418,732,120,443.84/583,487.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 717,637.20

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.