Home / 997,536.96-1,496,077.44-398,337.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 997,536.96, 1,496,077.44 and 398,337.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 997,536.96, 1,496,077.44 and 398,337.30 is: 597,414.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    997,536.96 : 1,496,077.44 = 398,337.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    997,536.96/1,496,077.44 = 398,337.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    997,536.96x = 1,496,077.44 × 398,337.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    997,536.96x = 595,943,448,040.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 595,943,448,040.51/997,536.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 597,414.90

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.