Home / 595,870.20-893,805.30-566,345.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 595,870.20, 893,805.30 and 566,345.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 595,870.20, 893,805.30 and 566,345.70 is: 849,518.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    595,870.20 : 893,805.30 = 566,345.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    595,870.20/893,805.30 = 566,345.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    595,870.20x = 893,805.30 × 566,345.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    595,870.20x = 506,202,788,292.21
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 506,202,788,292.21/595,870.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 849,518.55

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.