Home / 563,594.88-845,758.70-244,058.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 563,594.88, 845,758.70 and 244,058.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 563,594.88, 845,758.70 and 244,058.78 is: 366,246.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    563,594.88 : 845,758.70 = 244,058.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    563,594.88/845,758.70 = 244,058.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    563,594.88x = 845,758.70 × 244,058.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    563,594.88x = 206,414,836,496.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 206,414,836,496.39/563,594.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 366,246.83

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.