Home / 583,952.40-875,928.60-580,015.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 583,952.40, 875,928.60 and 580,015.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 583,952.40, 875,928.60 and 580,015.80 is: 870,023.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    583,952.40 : 875,928.60 = 580,015.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    583,952.40/875,928.60 = 580,015.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    583,952.40x = 875,928.60 × 580,015.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    583,952.40x = 508,052,427,671.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 508,052,427,671.88/583,952.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 870,023.70

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.