Home / 1,557,760.60-2,336,640.90-883,581.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,557,760.60, 2,336,640.90 and 883,581.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,557,760.60, 2,336,640.90 and 883,581.40 is: 1,325,372.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,557,760.60 : 2,336,640.90 = 883,581.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,557,760.60/2,336,640.90 = 883,581.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,557,760.60x = 2,336,640.90 × 883,581.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,557,760.60x = 2,064,612,437,719.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,064,612,437,719.26/1,557,760.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,325,372.10

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.