Home / 646,941.40-970,412.10-578,512.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 646,941.40, 970,412.10 and 578,512.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 646,941.40, 970,412.10 and 578,512.60 is: 867,768.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    646,941.40 : 970,412.10 = 578,512.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    646,941.40/970,412.10 = 578,512.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    646,941.40x = 970,412.10 × 578,512.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    646,941.40x = 561,395,627,042.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 561,395,627,042.46/646,941.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 867,768.90

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.