Home / 1,069,515.75-1,604,258.40-259,906.11

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,069,515.75, 1,604,258.40 and 259,906.11

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,069,515.75, 1,604,258.40 and 259,906.11 is: 389,855.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,069,515.75 : 1,604,258.40 = 259,906.11 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,069,515.75/1,604,258.40 = 259,906.11/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,069,515.75x = 1,604,258.40 × 259,906.11
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,069,515.75x = 416,956,560,178.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 416,956,560,178.82/1,069,515.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 389,855.47

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.