Home / 1,495,166.72-2,063,258.34-850,526.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,495,166.72, 2,063,258.34 and 850,526.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,495,166.72, 2,063,258.34 and 850,526.60 is: 1,173,685.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,495,166.72 : 2,063,258.34 = 850,526.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,495,166.72/2,063,258.34 = 850,526.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,495,166.72x = 2,063,258.34 × 850,526.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,495,166.72x = 1,754,856,100,841.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,754,856,100,841.84/1,495,166.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,173,685.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.