Home / 880,882.40-1,321,323.60-460,978.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 880,882.40, 1,321,323.60 and 460,978.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 880,882.40, 1,321,323.60 and 460,978.40 is: 691,467.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    880,882.40 : 1,321,323.60 = 460,978.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    880,882.40/1,321,323.60 = 460,978.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    880,882.40x = 1,321,323.60 × 460,978.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    880,882.40x = 609,101,639,010.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 609,101,639,010.24/880,882.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 691,467.60

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.