Home / 970,942.48-1,456,411.67-260,970.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 970,942.48, 1,456,411.67 and 260,970.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 970,942.48, 1,456,411.67 and 260,970.55 is: 391,455.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    970,942.48 : 1,456,411.67 = 260,970.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    970,942.48/1,456,411.67 = 260,970.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    970,942.48x = 1,456,411.67 × 260,970.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    970,942.48x = 380,080,547,264.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 380,080,547,264.26/970,942.48
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 391,455.27

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.