Home / 849,528.84-1,274,513.94-317,053.92

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 849,528.84, 1,274,513.94 and 317,053.92

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 849,528.84, 1,274,513.94 and 317,053.92 is: 475,663.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    849,528.84 : 1,274,513.94 = 317,053.92 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    849,528.84/1,274,513.94 = 317,053.92/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    849,528.84x = 1,274,513.94 × 317,053.92
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    849,528.84x = 404,089,640,771.65
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 404,089,640,771.65/849,528.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 475,663.24

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.