Home / 1,174,940.40-1,762,448.92-559,310.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,174,940.40, 1,762,448.92 and 559,310.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,174,940.40, 1,762,448.92 and 559,310.80 is: 838,984.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,174,940.40 : 1,762,448.92 = 559,310.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,174,940.40/1,762,448.92 = 559,310.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,174,940.40x = 1,762,448.92 × 559,310.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,174,940.40x = 985,756,715,404.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 985,756,715,404.34/1,174,940.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 838,984.44

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.