Home / 657,957.20-985,186.20-420,011.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 657,957.20, 985,186.20 and 420,011.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 657,957.20, 985,186.20 and 420,011.60 is: 628,900.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    657,957.20 : 985,186.20 = 420,011.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    657,957.20/985,186.20 = 420,011.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    657,957.20x = 985,186.20 × 420,011.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    657,957.20x = 413,789,632,159.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 413,789,632,159.92/657,957.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 628,900.53

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.