Home / 885,902.40-1,328,594.40-317,217.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 885,902.40, 1,328,594.40 and 317,217.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 885,902.40, 1,328,594.40 and 317,217.60 is: 475,733.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    885,902.40 : 1,328,594.40 = 317,217.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    885,902.40/1,328,594.40 = 317,217.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    885,902.40x = 1,328,594.40 × 317,217.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    885,902.40x = 421,453,526,941.44
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 421,453,526,941.44/885,902.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 475,733.59

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.