Home / 1,648,229.84-2,472,249.00-495,451.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,648,229.84, 2,472,249.00 and 495,451.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,648,229.84, 2,472,249.00 and 495,451.51 is: 743,148.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,648,229.84 : 2,472,249.00 = 495,451.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,648,229.84/2,472,249.00 = 495,451.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,648,229.84x = 2,472,249.00 × 495,451.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,648,229.84x = 1,224,879,495,823.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,224,879,495,823.31/1,648,229.84
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 743,148.48

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.