Home / 659,134.80-989,868.60-509,738.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 659,134.80, 989,868.60 and 509,738.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 659,134.80, 989,868.60 and 509,738.40 is: 765,509.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    659,134.80 : 989,868.60 = 509,738.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    659,134.80/989,868.60 = 509,738.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    659,134.80x = 989,868.60 × 509,738.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    659,134.80x = 504,574,036,374.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 504,574,036,374.24/659,134.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 765,509.63

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.