Home / 1,036,756.77-1,554,901.86-371,908.77

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,036,756.77, 1,554,901.86 and 371,908.77

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,036,756.77, 1,554,901.86 and 371,908.77 is: 557,779.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,036,756.77 : 1,554,901.86 = 371,908.77 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,036,756.77/1,554,901.86 = 371,908.77/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,036,756.77x = 1,554,901.86 × 371,908.77
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,036,756.77x = 578,281,638,223.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 578,281,638,223.31/1,036,756.77
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 557,779.47

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.