Home / 586,864.80-880,642.80-212,925.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 586,864.80, 880,642.80 and 212,925.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 586,864.80, 880,642.80 and 212,925.60 is: 319,513.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    586,864.80 : 880,642.80 = 212,925.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    586,864.80/880,642.80 = 212,925.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    586,864.80x = 880,642.80 × 212,925.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    586,864.80x = 187,511,396,575.68
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 187,511,396,575.68/586,864.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 319,513.79

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.