Home / 1,532,495.34-2,114,843.43-888,289.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,532,495.34, 2,114,843.43 and 888,289.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,532,495.34, 2,114,843.43 and 888,289.20 is: 1,225,839.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,532,495.34 : 2,114,843.43 = 888,289.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,532,495.34/2,114,843.43 = 888,289.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,532,495.34x = 2,114,843.43 × 888,289.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,532,495.34x = 1,878,592,578,559.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,878,592,578,559.96/1,532,495.34
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,225,839.02

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.