Home / 521,646.60-783,420.30-311,694.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 521,646.60, 783,420.30 and 311,694.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 521,646.60, 783,420.30 and 311,694.60 is: 468,109.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    521,646.60 : 783,420.30 = 311,694.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    521,646.60/783,420.30 = 311,694.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    521,646.60x = 783,420.30 × 311,694.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    521,646.60x = 244,187,877,040.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 244,187,877,040.38/521,646.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 468,109.78

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.