Home / 874,848.90-1,312,273.36-500,607.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 874,848.90, 1,312,273.36 and 500,607.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 874,848.90, 1,312,273.36 and 500,607.30 is: 750,910.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    874,848.90 : 1,312,273.36 = 500,607.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    874,848.90/1,312,273.36 = 500,607.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    874,848.90x = 1,312,273.36 × 500,607.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    874,848.90x = 656,933,623,611.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 656,933,623,611.53/874,848.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 750,910.96

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.