Home / 1,000,764.85-1,501,150.79-242,603.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,000,764.85, 1,501,150.79 and 242,603.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,000,764.85, 1,501,150.79 and 242,603.23 is: 363,905.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,000,764.85 : 1,501,150.79 = 242,603.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,000,764.85/1,501,150.79 = 242,603.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,000,764.85x = 1,501,150.79 × 242,603.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,000,764.85x = 364,184,030,371.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 364,184,030,371.05/1,000,764.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 363,905.70

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.