Home / 656,553.40-984,830.10-656,553.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 656,553.40, 984,830.10 and 656,553.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 656,553.40, 984,830.10 and 656,553.40 is: 984,830.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    656,553.40 : 984,830.10 = 656,553.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    656,553.40/984,830.10 = 656,553.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    656,553.40x = 984,830.10 × 656,553.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    656,553.40x = 646,593,550,577.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 646,593,550,577.34/656,553.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 984,830.10

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.