Home / 596,952.28-823,752.60-338,834.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 596,952.28, 823,752.60 and 338,834.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 596,952.28, 823,752.60 and 338,834.57 is: 467,568.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    596,952.28 : 823,752.60 = 338,834.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    596,952.28/823,752.60 = 338,834.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    596,952.28x = 823,752.60 × 338,834.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    596,952.28x = 279,115,858,007.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 279,115,858,007.38/596,952.28
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 467,568.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.