Home / 532,043.60-798,103.80-321,227.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 532,043.60, 798,103.80 and 321,227.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 532,043.60, 798,103.80 and 321,227.60 is: 481,864.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    532,043.60 : 798,103.80 = 321,227.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    532,043.60/798,103.80 = 321,227.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    532,043.60x = 798,103.80 × 321,227.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    532,043.60x = 256,372,968,224.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 256,372,968,224.88/532,043.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 481,864.58

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.