Home / 896,833.77-1,236,930.75-574,573.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 896,833.77, 1,236,930.75 and 574,573.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 896,833.77, 1,236,930.75 and 574,573.86 is: 792,463.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    896,833.77 : 1,236,930.75 = 574,573.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    896,833.77/1,236,930.75 = 574,573.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    896,833.77x = 1,236,930.75 × 574,573.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    896,833.77x = 710,708,075,580.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 710,708,075,580.20/896,833.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 792,463.55

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.