Home / 599,627.20-899,728.80-400,043.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 599,627.20, 899,728.80 and 400,043.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 599,627.20, 899,728.80 and 400,043.20 is: 600,256.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    599,627.20 : 899,728.80 = 400,043.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    599,627.20/899,728.80 = 400,043.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    599,627.20x = 899,728.80 × 400,043.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    599,627.20x = 359,930,388,284.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 359,930,388,284.16/599,627.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 600,256.94

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.