Home / 620,527.77-929,930.49-282,742.85

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 620,527.77, 929,930.49 and 282,742.85

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 620,527.77, 929,930.49 and 282,742.85 is: 423,721.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    620,527.77 : 929,930.49 = 282,742.85 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    620,527.77/929,930.49 = 282,742.85/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    620,527.77x = 929,930.49 × 282,742.85
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    620,527.77x = 262,931,199,369.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 262,931,199,369.32/620,527.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 423,721.89

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.