Home / 549,297.60-823,946.40-460,724.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 549,297.60, 823,946.40 and 460,724.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 549,297.60, 823,946.40 and 460,724.10 is: 691,086.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    549,297.60 : 823,946.40 = 460,724.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    549,297.60/823,946.40 = 460,724.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    549,297.60x = 823,946.40 × 460,724.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    549,297.60x = 379,611,963,588.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 379,611,963,588.24/549,297.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 691,086.15

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.