Home / 1,359,144.60-2,038,962.96-559,982.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,359,144.60, 2,038,962.96 and 559,982.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,359,144.60, 2,038,962.96 and 559,982.04 is: 840,074.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,359,144.60 : 2,038,962.96 = 559,982.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,359,144.60/2,038,962.96 = 559,982.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,359,144.60x = 2,038,962.96 × 559,982.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,359,144.60x = 1,141,782,637,825.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,141,782,637,825.24/1,359,144.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 840,074.44

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.