Home / 1,103,577.42-1,656,524.43-978,020.94

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,103,577.42, 1,656,524.43 and 978,020.94

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,103,577.42, 1,656,524.43 and 978,020.94 is: 1,468,057.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,103,577.42 : 1,656,524.43 = 978,020.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,103,577.42/1,656,524.43 = 978,020.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,103,577.42x = 1,656,524.43 × 978,020.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,103,577.42x = 1,620,115,580,161.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,620,115,580,161.56/1,103,577.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,468,057.93

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.