Home / 656,440.20-984,077.10-389,917.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,440.20, 984,077.10 and 389,917.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,440.20, 984,077.10 and 389,917.80 is: 584,530.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,440.20 : 984,077.10 = 389,917.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,440.20/984,077.10 = 389,917.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,440.20x = 984,077.10 × 389,917.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,440.20x = 383,709,177,862.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 383,709,177,862.38/656,440.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 584,530.29

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.