Home / 1,300,438.80-1,950,998.40-501,746.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,300,438.80, 1,950,998.40 and 501,746.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,300,438.80, 1,950,998.40 and 501,746.40 is: 752,750.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,300,438.80 : 1,950,998.40 = 501,746.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,300,438.80/1,950,998.40 = 501,746.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,300,438.80x = 1,950,998.40 × 501,746.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,300,438.80x = 978,906,423,605.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 978,906,423,605.76/1,300,438.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 752,750.86

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.