Home / 1,502,974.40-2,253,980.44-491,822.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,502,974.40, 2,253,980.44 and 491,822.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,502,974.40, 2,253,980.44 and 491,822.24 is: 737,575.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,502,974.40 : 2,253,980.44 = 491,822.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,502,974.40/2,253,980.44 = 491,822.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,502,974.40x = 2,253,980.44 × 491,822.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,502,974.40x = 1,108,557,708,916.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,108,557,708,916.99/1,502,974.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 737,575.91

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.