Home / 849,665.06-1,274,123.64-450,213.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 849,665.06, 1,274,123.64 and 450,213.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 849,665.06, 1,274,123.64 and 450,213.78 is: 675,122.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    849,665.06 : 1,274,123.64 = 450,213.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    849,665.06/1,274,123.64 = 450,213.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    849,665.06x = 1,274,123.64 × 450,213.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    849,665.06x = 573,628,020,151.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 573,628,020,151.76/849,665.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 675,122.52

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.