Home / 797,923.20-1,196,938.80-324,616.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 797,923.20, 1,196,938.80 and 324,616.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 797,923.20, 1,196,938.80 and 324,616.80 is: 486,947.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    797,923.20 : 1,196,938.80 = 324,616.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    797,923.20/1,196,938.80 = 324,616.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    797,923.20x = 1,196,938.80 × 324,616.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    797,923.20x = 388,546,443,051.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 388,546,443,051.84/797,923.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 486,947.17

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.