Home / 1,566,584.40-2,349,876.60-501,661.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,566,584.40, 2,349,876.60 and 501,661.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,566,584.40, 2,349,876.60 and 501,661.20 is: 752,491.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,566,584.40 : 2,349,876.60 = 501,661.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,566,584.40/2,349,876.60 = 501,661.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,566,584.40x = 2,349,876.60 × 501,661.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,566,584.40x = 1,178,841,915,007.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,178,841,915,007.92/1,566,584.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 752,491.80

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.