Home / 706,927.80-1,059,990.12-482,559.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 706,927.80, 1,059,990.12 and 482,559.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 706,927.80, 1,059,990.12 and 482,559.96 is: 723,565.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    706,927.80 : 1,059,990.12 = 482,559.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    706,927.80/1,059,990.12 = 482,559.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    706,927.80x = 1,059,990.12 × 482,559.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    706,927.80x = 511,508,789,907.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 511,508,789,907.60/706,927.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 723,565.82

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.