Home / 729,945.34-1,093,391.19-587,016.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 729,945.34, 1,093,391.19 and 587,016.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 729,945.34, 1,093,391.19 and 587,016.70 is: 879,297.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    729,945.34 : 1,093,391.19 = 587,016.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    729,945.34/1,093,391.19 = 587,016.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    729,945.34x = 1,093,391.19 × 587,016.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    729,945.34x = 641,838,888,162.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 641,838,888,162.87/729,945.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 879,297.19

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.