Home / 648,032.20-973,085.10-490,438.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 648,032.20, 973,085.10 and 490,438.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 648,032.20, 973,085.10 and 490,438.60 is: 736,442.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    648,032.20 : 973,085.10 = 490,438.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    648,032.20/973,085.10 = 490,438.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    648,032.20x = 973,085.10 × 490,438.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    648,032.20x = 477,238,494,124.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 477,238,494,124.86/648,032.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 736,442.56

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.