Home / 824,754.12-1,138,142.16-480,568.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 824,754.12, 1,138,142.16 and 480,568.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 824,754.12, 1,138,142.16 and 480,568.56 is: 663,173.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    824,754.12 : 1,138,142.16 = 480,568.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    824,754.12/1,138,142.16 = 480,568.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    824,754.12x = 1,138,142.16 × 480,568.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    824,754.12x = 546,955,338,906.49
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 546,955,338,906.49/824,754.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 663,173.82

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.