Home / 796,819.76-1,099,579.21-434,235.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 796,819.76, 1,099,579.21 and 434,235.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 796,819.76, 1,099,579.21 and 434,235.88 is: 599,228.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    796,819.76 : 1,099,579.21 = 434,235.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    796,819.76/1,099,579.21 = 434,235.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    796,819.76x = 1,099,579.21 × 434,235.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    796,819.76x = 477,476,746,172.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 477,476,746,172.94/796,819.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 599,228.04

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.