Home / 595,801.60-893,702.40-525,817.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 595,801.60, 893,702.40 and 525,817.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 595,801.60, 893,702.40 and 525,817.60 is: 788,726.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    595,801.60 : 893,702.40 = 525,817.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    595,801.60/893,702.40 = 525,817.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    595,801.60x = 893,702.40 × 525,817.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    595,801.60x = 469,924,451,082.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 469,924,451,082.24/595,801.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 788,726.40

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.