Home / 1,384,249.80-2,076,374.70-850,038.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,384,249.80, 2,076,374.70 and 850,038.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,384,249.80, 2,076,374.70 and 850,038.60 is: 1,275,057.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,384,249.80 : 2,076,374.70 = 850,038.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,384,249.80/2,076,374.70 = 850,038.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,384,249.80x = 2,076,374.70 × 850,038.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,384,249.80x = 1,764,998,643,063.42
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,764,998,643,063.42/1,384,249.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,275,057.90

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.