Home / 1,040,068.50-1,560,102.75-252,100.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,040,068.50, 1,560,102.75 and 252,100.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,040,068.50, 1,560,102.75 and 252,100.50 is: 378,150.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,040,068.50 : 1,560,102.75 = 252,100.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,040,068.50/1,560,102.75 = 252,100.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,040,068.50x = 1,560,102.75 × 252,100.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,040,068.50x = 393,302,683,326.38
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 393,302,683,326.38/1,040,068.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 378,150.75

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.