Home / 398,470.40-597,180.80-292,793.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 398,470.40, 597,180.80 and 292,793.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 398,470.40, 597,180.80 and 292,793.60 is: 438,804.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    398,470.40 : 597,180.80 = 292,793.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    398,470.40/597,180.80 = 292,793.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    398,470.40x = 597,180.80 × 292,793.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    398,470.40x = 174,850,716,282.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 174,850,716,282.88/398,470.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 438,804.78

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.