Home / 782,748.80-1,174,617.30-333,469.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 782,748.80, 1,174,617.30 and 333,469.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 782,748.80, 1,174,617.30 and 333,469.88 is: 500,415.32

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    782,748.80 : 1,174,617.30 = 333,469.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    782,748.80/1,174,617.30 = 333,469.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    782,748.80x = 1,174,617.30 × 333,469.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    782,748.80x = 391,699,490,076.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 391,699,490,076.92/782,748.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 500,415.32

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.