Home / 1,648,118.25-2,472,887.70-889,809.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,648,118.25, 2,472,887.70 and 889,809.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,648,118.25, 2,472,887.70 and 889,809.12 is: 1,335,097.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,648,118.25 : 2,472,887.70 = 889,809.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,648,118.25/2,472,887.70 = 889,809.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,648,118.25x = 2,472,887.70 × 889,809.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,648,118.25x = 2,200,398,028,195.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,200,398,028,195.82/1,648,118.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,335,097.18

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.