Home / 740,075.41-1,021,304.04-400,543.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 740,075.41, 1,021,304.04 and 400,543.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 740,075.41, 1,021,304.04 and 400,543.66 is: 552,750.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    740,075.41 : 1,021,304.04 = 400,543.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    740,075.41/1,021,304.04 = 400,543.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    740,075.41x = 1,021,304.04 × 400,543.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    740,075.41x = 409,076,853,047.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 409,076,853,047.87/740,075.41
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 552,750.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.