Home / 1,183,346.40-1,772,978.40-550,963.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,183,346.40, 1,772,978.40 and 550,963.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,183,346.40, 1,772,978.40 and 550,963.20 is: 825,494.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,183,346.40 : 1,772,978.40 = 550,963.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,183,346.40/1,772,978.40 = 550,963.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,183,346.40x = 1,772,978.40 × 550,963.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,183,346.40x = 976,845,852,794.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 976,845,852,794.88/1,183,346.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 825,494.42

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.