Home / 1,528,945.60-2,294,455.20-995,166.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,528,945.60, 2,294,455.20 and 995,166.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,528,945.60, 2,294,455.20 and 995,166.40 is: 1,493,424.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,528,945.60 : 2,294,455.20 = 995,166.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,528,945.60/2,294,455.20 = 995,166.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,528,945.60x = 2,294,455.20 × 995,166.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,528,945.60x = 2,283,364,721,345.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,283,364,721,345.28/1,528,945.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,493,424.44

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.