Home / 883,227.60-1,325,062.20-284,245.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 883,227.60, 1,325,062.20 and 284,245.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 883,227.60, 1,325,062.20 and 284,245.20 is: 426,438.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    883,227.60 : 1,325,062.20 = 284,245.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    883,227.60/1,325,062.20 = 284,245.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    883,227.60x = 1,325,062.20 × 284,245.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    883,227.60x = 376,642,570,051.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 376,642,570,051.44/883,227.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 426,438.86

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.