Home / 1,609,850.80-2,415,067.80-809,117.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,609,850.80, 2,415,067.80 and 809,117.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,609,850.80, 2,415,067.80 and 809,117.20 is: 1,213,822.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,609,850.80 : 2,415,067.80 = 809,117.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,609,850.80/2,415,067.80 = 809,117.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,609,850.80x = 2,415,067.80 × 809,117.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,609,850.80x = 1,954,072,896,146.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,954,072,896,146.16/1,609,850.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,213,822.36

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.