Home / 956,559.72-1,320,112.34-526,839.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 956,559.72, 1,320,112.34 and 526,839.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 956,559.72, 1,320,112.34 and 526,839.75 is: 727,071.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    956,559.72 : 1,320,112.34 = 526,839.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    956,559.72/1,320,112.34 = 526,839.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    956,559.72x = 1,320,112.34 × 526,839.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    956,559.72x = 695,487,652,543.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 695,487,652,543.32/956,559.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 727,071.86

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.