Home / 585,045.20-820,834.75-585,045.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 585,045.20, 820,834.75 and 585,045.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 585,045.20, 820,834.75 and 585,045.20 is: 820,834.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    585,045.20 : 820,834.75 = 585,045.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    585,045.20/820,834.75 = 585,045.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    585,045.20x = 820,834.75 × 585,045.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    585,045.20x = 480,225,430,480.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 480,225,430,480.70/585,045.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 820,834.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.