Home / 1,540,491.40-2,310,737.10-1,400,523.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,540,491.40, 2,310,737.10 and 1,400,523.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,540,491.40, 2,310,737.10 and 1,400,523.40 is: 2,100,785.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,540,491.40 : 2,310,737.10 = 1,400,523.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,540,491.40/2,310,737.10 = 1,400,523.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,540,491.40x = 2,310,737.10 × 1,400,523.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,540,491.40x = 3,236,241,379,798.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,236,241,379,798.14/1,540,491.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,100,785.10

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.