Home / 796,491.90-1,194,737.85-297,791.10

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 796,491.90, 1,194,737.85 and 297,791.10

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 796,491.90, 1,194,737.85 and 297,791.10 is: 446,686.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    796,491.90 : 1,194,737.85 = 297,791.10 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    796,491.90/1,194,737.85 = 297,791.10/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    796,491.90x = 1,194,737.85 × 297,791.10
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    796,491.90x = 355,782,298,563.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 355,782,298,563.14/796,491.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 446,686.65

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.