Home / 882,999.30-1,218,541.41-501,025.08

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 882,999.30, 1,218,541.41 and 501,025.08

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 882,999.30, 1,218,541.41 and 501,025.08 is: 691,415.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    882,999.30 : 1,218,541.41 = 501,025.08 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    882,999.30/1,218,541.41 = 501,025.08/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    882,999.30x = 1,218,541.41 × 501,025.08
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    882,999.30x = 610,519,807,428.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 610,519,807,428.56/882,999.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 691,415.96

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.