Home / 859,713.60-1,289,570.40-434,560.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 859,713.60, 1,289,570.40 and 434,560.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 859,713.60, 1,289,570.40 and 434,560.80 is: 651,841.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    859,713.60 : 1,289,570.40 = 434,560.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    859,713.60/1,289,570.40 = 434,560.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    859,713.60x = 1,289,570.40 × 434,560.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    859,713.60x = 560,396,744,680.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 560,396,744,680.32/859,713.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 651,841.20

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.