Home / 970,702.30-1,455,820.17-497,143.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 970,702.30, 1,455,820.17 and 497,143.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 970,702.30, 1,455,820.17 and 497,143.90 is: 745,596.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    970,702.30 : 1,455,820.17 = 497,143.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    970,702.30/1,455,820.17 = 497,143.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    970,702.30x = 1,455,820.17 × 497,143.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    970,702.30x = 723,752,117,012.46
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 723,752,117,012.46/970,702.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 745,596.38

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.