Home / 845,577.60-1,166,944.76-501,617.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 845,577.60, 1,166,944.76 and 501,617.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 845,577.60, 1,166,944.76 and 501,617.17 is: 692,259.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    845,577.60 : 1,166,944.76 = 501,617.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    845,577.60/1,166,944.76 = 501,617.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    845,577.60x = 1,166,944.76 × 501,617.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    845,577.60x = 585,359,528,889.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 585,359,528,889.19/845,577.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 692,259.98

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.