Home / 646,567.45-892,290.77-360,087.55

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 646,567.45, 892,290.77 and 360,087.55

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 646,567.45, 892,290.77 and 360,087.55 is: 496,936.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    646,567.45 : 892,290.77 = 360,087.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    646,567.45/892,290.77 = 360,087.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    646,567.45x = 892,290.77 × 360,087.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    646,567.45x = 321,302,797,256.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 321,302,797,256.91/646,567.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 496,936.24

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.