Home / 840,482.72-1,260,286.34-300,530.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 840,482.72, 1,260,286.34 and 300,530.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 840,482.72, 1,260,286.34 and 300,530.88 is: 450,639.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    840,482.72 : 1,260,286.34 = 300,530.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    840,482.72/1,260,286.34 = 300,530.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    840,482.72x = 1,260,286.34 × 300,530.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    840,482.72x = 378,754,959,520.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 378,754,959,520.22/840,482.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 450,639.79

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.