Home / 612,977.60-917,716.80-542,993.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 612,977.60, 917,716.80 and 542,993.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 612,977.60, 917,716.80 and 542,993.60 is: 812,940.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    612,977.60 : 917,716.80 = 542,993.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    612,977.60/917,716.80 = 542,993.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    612,977.60x = 917,716.80 × 542,993.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    612,977.60x = 498,314,349,012.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 498,314,349,012.48/612,977.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 812,940.55

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.