Home / 1,029,781.78-1,544,776.44-271,675.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,029,781.78, 1,544,776.44 and 271,675.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,029,781.78, 1,544,776.44 and 271,675.66 is: 407,540.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,029,781.78 : 1,544,776.44 = 271,675.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,029,781.78/1,544,776.44 = 271,675.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,029,781.78x = 1,544,776.44 × 271,675.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,029,781.78x = 419,678,158,889.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 419,678,158,889.45/1,029,781.78
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 407,540.87

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.