Home / 788,500.42-1,088,131.02-425,924.25

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 788,500.42, 1,088,131.02 and 425,924.25

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 788,500.42, 1,088,131.02 and 425,924.25 is: 587,775.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    788,500.42 : 1,088,131.02 = 425,924.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    788,500.42/1,088,131.02 = 425,924.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    788,500.42x = 1,088,131.02 × 425,924.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    788,500.42x = 463,461,388,595.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 463,461,388,595.24/788,500.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 587,775.70

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.