Home / 1,077,735.57-1,616,728.41-358,141.49

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,077,735.57, 1,616,728.41 and 358,141.49

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,077,735.57, 1,616,728.41 and 358,141.49 is: 537,253.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,077,735.57 : 1,616,728.41 = 358,141.49 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,077,735.57/1,616,728.41 = 358,141.49/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,077,735.57x = 1,616,728.41 × 358,141.49
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,077,735.57x = 579,017,521,682.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 579,017,521,682.73/1,077,735.57
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 537,253.79

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.