Home / 1,299,411.38-1,949,300.16-400,926.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,299,411.38, 1,949,300.16 and 400,926.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,299,411.38, 1,949,300.16 and 400,926.20 is: 601,445.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,299,411.38 : 1,949,300.16 = 400,926.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,299,411.38/1,949,300.16 = 400,926.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,299,411.38x = 1,949,300.16 × 400,926.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,299,411.38x = 781,525,505,808.19
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 781,525,505,808.19/1,299,411.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 601,445.79

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.