Home / 885,843.80-1,328,765.70-850,851.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 885,843.80, 1,328,765.70 and 850,851.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 885,843.80, 1,328,765.70 and 850,851.80 is: 1,276,277.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    885,843.80 : 1,328,765.70 = 850,851.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    885,843.80/1,328,765.70 = 850,851.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    885,843.80x = 1,328,765.70 × 850,851.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    885,843.80x = 1,130,582,687,623.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,130,582,687,623.26/885,843.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,276,277.70

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.