Home / 892,798.56-1,231,870.32-530,344.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 892,798.56, 1,231,870.32 and 530,344.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 892,798.56, 1,231,870.32 and 530,344.60 is: 731,761.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    892,798.56 : 1,231,870.32 = 530,344.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    892,798.56/1,231,870.32 = 530,344.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    892,798.56x = 1,231,870.32 × 530,344.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    892,798.56x = 653,315,772,112.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 653,315,772,112.27/892,798.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 731,761.68

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.