Home / 1,598,561.80-2,205,989.18-873,393.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,598,561.80, 2,205,989.18 and 873,393.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,598,561.80, 2,205,989.18 and 873,393.88 is: 1,205,269.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,598,561.80 : 2,205,989.18 = 873,393.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,598,561.80/2,205,989.18 = 873,393.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,598,561.80x = 2,205,989.18 × 873,393.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,598,561.80x = 1,926,697,449,158.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,926,697,449,158.22/1,598,561.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,205,269.29

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.