Home / 539,105.70-808,658.55-497,115.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 539,105.70, 808,658.55 and 497,115.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 539,105.70, 808,658.55 and 497,115.30 is: 745,672.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    539,105.70 : 808,658.55 = 497,115.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    539,105.70/808,658.55 = 497,115.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    539,105.70x = 808,658.55 × 497,115.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    539,105.70x = 401,996,537,680.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 401,996,537,680.82/539,105.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 745,672.95

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.