Home / 1,002,866.24-1,504,302.60-254,912.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,002,866.24, 1,504,302.60 and 254,912.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,002,866.24, 1,504,302.60 and 254,912.24 is: 382,369.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,002,866.24 : 1,504,302.60 = 254,912.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,002,866.24/1,504,302.60 = 254,912.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,002,866.24x = 1,504,302.60 × 254,912.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,002,866.24x = 383,465,145,403.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 383,465,145,403.82/1,002,866.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 382,369.18

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.