Home / 1,314,965.40-1,973,225.70-866,981.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,314,965.40, 1,973,225.70 and 866,981.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,314,965.40, 1,973,225.70 and 866,981.40 is: 1,300,984.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,314,965.40 : 1,973,225.70 = 866,981.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,314,965.40/1,973,225.70 = 866,981.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,314,965.40x = 1,973,225.70 × 866,981.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,314,965.40x = 1,710,749,979,901.98
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,710,749,979,901.98/1,314,965.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,300,984.79

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.