Home / 643,677.60-965,516.40-420,855.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 643,677.60, 965,516.40 and 420,855.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 643,677.60, 965,516.40 and 420,855.20 is: 631,282.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    643,677.60 : 965,516.40 = 420,855.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    643,677.60/965,516.40 = 420,855.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    643,677.60x = 965,516.40 × 420,855.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    643,677.60x = 406,342,597,625.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 406,342,597,625.28/643,677.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 631,282.80

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.