Home / 820,608.60-1,230,221.70-426,624.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 820,608.60, 1,230,221.70 and 426,624.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 820,608.60, 1,230,221.70 and 426,624.60 is: 639,577.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    820,608.60 : 1,230,221.70 = 426,624.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    820,608.60/1,230,221.70 = 426,624.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    820,608.60x = 1,230,221.70 × 426,624.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    820,608.60x = 524,842,840,673.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 524,842,840,673.82/820,608.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 639,577.55

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.