Home / 912,488.12-1,259,241.75-504,617.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 912,488.12, 1,259,241.75 and 504,617.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 912,488.12, 1,259,241.75 and 504,617.42 is: 696,376.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    912,488.12 : 1,259,241.75 = 504,617.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    912,488.12/1,259,241.75 = 504,617.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    912,488.12x = 1,259,241.75 × 504,617.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    912,488.12x = 635,435,316,745.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 635,435,316,745.08/912,488.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 696,376.54

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.