Home / 1,617,044.60-2,425,682.10-495,111.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,617,044.60, 2,425,682.10 and 495,111.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,617,044.60, 2,425,682.10 and 495,111.80 is: 742,702.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,617,044.60 : 2,425,682.10 = 495,111.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,617,044.60/2,425,682.10 = 495,111.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,617,044.60x = 2,425,682.10 × 495,111.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,617,044.60x = 1,200,983,830,758.78
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,200,983,830,758.78/1,617,044.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 742,702.97

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.