Home / 656,495.40-984,743.10-656,495.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,495.40, 984,743.10 and 656,495.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,495.40, 984,743.10 and 656,495.40 is: 984,743.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,495.40 : 984,743.10 = 656,495.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,495.40/984,743.10 = 656,495.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,495.40x = 984,743.10 × 656,495.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,495.40x = 646,479,315,331.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 646,479,315,331.74/656,495.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 984,743.10

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.