Home / 1,037,906.30-1,556,908.05-327,989.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,037,906.30, 1,556,908.05 and 327,989.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,037,906.30, 1,556,908.05 and 327,989.90 is: 492,000.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,037,906.30 : 1,556,908.05 = 327,989.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,037,906.30/1,556,908.05 = 327,989.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,037,906.30x = 1,556,908.05 × 327,989.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,037,906.30x = 510,650,115,628.70
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 510,650,115,628.70/1,037,906.30
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 492,000.21

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.