Home / 863,312.18-1,191,058.43-500,536.26

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 863,312.18, 1,191,058.43 and 500,536.26

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 863,312.18, 1,191,058.43 and 500,536.26 is: 690,558.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    863,312.18 : 1,191,058.43 = 500,536.26 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    863,312.18/1,191,058.43 = 500,536.26/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    863,312.18x = 1,191,058.43 × 500,536.26
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    863,312.18x = 596,167,929,490.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 596,167,929,490.99/863,312.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 690,558.93

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.