Home / 849,681.06-1,172,422.65-487,038.18

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 849,681.06, 1,172,422.65 and 487,038.18

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 849,681.06, 1,172,422.65 and 487,038.18 is: 672,034.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    849,681.06 : 1,172,422.65 = 487,038.18 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    849,681.06/1,172,422.65 = 487,038.18/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    849,681.06x = 1,172,422.65 × 487,038.18
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    849,681.06x = 571,014,593,646.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 571,014,593,646.78/849,681.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 672,034.04

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.