Home / 1,174,443.45-1,761,701.73-558,812.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,174,443.45, 1,761,701.73 and 558,812.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,174,443.45, 1,761,701.73 and 558,812.52 is: 838,236.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,174,443.45 : 1,761,701.73 = 558,812.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,174,443.45/1,761,701.73 = 558,812.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,174,443.45x = 1,761,701.73 × 558,812.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,174,443.45x = 984,460,983,229.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 984,460,983,229.66/1,174,443.45
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 838,236.17

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.