Home / 893,361.78-1,232,839.20-490,953.78

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 893,361.78, 1,232,839.20 and 490,953.78

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 893,361.78, 1,232,839.20 and 490,953.78 is: 677,516.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    893,361.78 : 1,232,839.20 = 490,953.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    893,361.78/1,232,839.20 = 490,953.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    893,361.78x = 1,232,839.20 × 490,953.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    893,361.78x = 605,267,065,372.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 605,267,065,372.18/893,361.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 677,516.19

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.