Home / 751,885.20-1,037,602.80-412,355.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 751,885.20, 1,037,602.80 and 412,355.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 751,885.20, 1,037,602.80 and 412,355.52 is: 569,051.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    751,885.20 : 1,037,602.80 = 412,355.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    751,885.20/1,037,602.80 = 412,355.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    751,885.20x = 1,037,602.80 × 412,355.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    751,885.20x = 427,861,242,147.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 427,861,242,147.46/751,885.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 569,051.29

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.