Home / 880,877.80-1,321,316.70-319,839.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 880,877.80, 1,321,316.70 and 319,839.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 880,877.80, 1,321,316.70 and 319,839.40 is: 479,759.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    880,877.80 : 1,321,316.70 = 319,839.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    880,877.80/1,321,316.70 = 319,839.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    880,877.80x = 1,321,316.70 × 319,839.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    880,877.80x = 422,609,140,537.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 422,609,140,537.98/880,877.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 479,759.10

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.