Home / 1,606,058.40-2,216,363.76-880,912.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,606,058.40, 2,216,363.76 and 880,912.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,606,058.40, 2,216,363.76 and 880,912.02 is: 1,215,660.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,606,058.40 : 2,216,363.76 = 880,912.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,606,058.40/2,216,363.76 = 880,912.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,606,058.40x = 2,216,363.76 × 880,912.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,606,058.40x = 1,952,421,476,876.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,952,421,476,876.40/1,606,058.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,215,660.33

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.