Home / 1,359,961.20-2,039,941.80-560,977.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,359,961.20, 2,039,941.80 and 560,977.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,359,961.20, 2,039,941.80 and 560,977.20 is: 841,465.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,359,961.20 : 2,039,941.80 = 560,977.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,359,961.20/2,039,941.80 = 560,977.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,359,961.20x = 2,039,941.80 × 560,977.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,359,961.20x = 1,144,360,839,126.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,144,360,839,126.96/1,359,961.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 841,465.80

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.