Home / 860,353.60-1,187,301.54-473,185.84

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 860,353.60, 1,187,301.54 and 473,185.84

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 860,353.60, 1,187,301.54 and 473,185.84 is: 653,003.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    860,353.60 : 1,187,301.54 = 473,185.84 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    860,353.60/1,187,301.54 = 473,185.84/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    860,353.60x = 1,187,301.54 × 473,185.84
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    860,353.60x = 561,814,276,538.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 561,814,276,538.19/860,353.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 653,003.92

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.