Home / 497,200.60-745,898.10-197,630.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 497,200.60, 745,898.10 and 197,630.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 497,200.60, 745,898.10 and 197,630.20 is: 296,483.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    497,200.60 : 745,898.10 = 197,630.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    497,200.60/745,898.10 = 197,630.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    497,200.60x = 745,898.10 × 197,630.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    497,200.60x = 147,411,990,682.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 147,411,990,682.62/497,200.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 296,483.94

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.