Home / 959,164.70-1,439,913.45-485,606.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 959,164.70, 1,439,913.45 and 485,606.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 959,164.70, 1,439,913.45 and 485,606.30 is: 728,999.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    959,164.70 : 1,439,913.45 = 485,606.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    959,164.70/1,439,913.45 = 485,606.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    959,164.70x = 1,439,913.45 × 485,606.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    959,164.70x = 699,231,042,774.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 699,231,042,774.74/959,164.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 728,999.98

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.