Home / 990,513.04-1,486,359.80-359,476.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 990,513.04, 1,486,359.80 and 359,476.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 990,513.04, 1,486,359.80 and 359,476.04 is: 539,428.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    990,513.04 : 1,486,359.80 = 359,476.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    990,513.04/1,486,359.80 = 359,476.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    990,513.04x = 1,486,359.80 × 359,476.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    990,513.04x = 534,310,734,919.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 534,310,734,919.19/990,513.04
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 539,428.27

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.