Home / 596,238.40-894,049.84-175,459.68

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 596,238.40, 894,049.84 and 175,459.68

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 596,238.40, 894,049.84 and 175,459.68 is: 263,098.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    596,238.40 : 894,049.84 = 175,459.68 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    596,238.40/894,049.84 = 175,459.68/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    596,238.40x = 894,049.84 × 175,459.68
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    596,238.40x = 156,869,698,830.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 156,869,698,830.45/596,238.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 263,098.95

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.