Home / 768,027.20-1,152,040.80-472,705.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 768,027.20, 1,152,040.80 and 472,705.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 768,027.20, 1,152,040.80 and 472,705.60 is: 709,058.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    768,027.20 : 1,152,040.80 = 472,705.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    768,027.20/1,152,040.80 = 472,705.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    768,027.20x = 1,152,040.80 × 472,705.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    768,027.20x = 544,576,137,588.48
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 544,576,137,588.48/768,027.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 709,058.40

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.