Home / 963,589.52-1,445,516.96-323,942.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 963,589.52, 1,445,516.96 and 323,942.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 963,589.52, 1,445,516.96 and 323,942.88 is: 485,958.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    963,589.52 : 1,445,516.96 = 323,942.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    963,589.52/1,445,516.96 = 323,942.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    963,589.52x = 1,445,516.96 × 323,942.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    963,589.52x = 468,264,927,111.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 468,264,927,111.25/963,589.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 485,958.92

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.