Home / 652,302.60-978,453.90-547,326.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 652,302.60, 978,453.90 and 547,326.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 652,302.60, 978,453.90 and 547,326.60 is: 820,989.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    652,302.60 : 978,453.90 = 547,326.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    652,302.60/978,453.90 = 547,326.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    652,302.60x = 978,453.90 × 547,326.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    652,302.60x = 535,533,846,343.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 535,533,846,343.74/652,302.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 820,989.90

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.