Home / 1,648,460.88-2,472,691.32-900,098.64

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,648,460.88, 2,472,691.32 and 900,098.64

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,648,460.88, 2,472,691.32 and 900,098.64 is: 1,350,147.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,648,460.88 : 2,472,691.32 = 900,098.64 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,648,460.88/2,472,691.32 = 900,098.64/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,648,460.88x = 2,472,691.32 × 900,098.64
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,648,460.88x = 2,225,666,094,271.80
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,225,666,094,271.80/1,648,460.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,350,147.96

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.