Home / 1,682,665.65-2,523,998.48-1,496,661.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,682,665.65, 2,523,998.48 and 1,496,661.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,682,665.65, 2,523,998.48 and 1,496,661.30 is: 2,244,991.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,682,665.65 : 2,523,998.48 = 1,496,661.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,682,665.65/2,523,998.48 = 1,496,661.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,682,665.65x = 2,523,998.48 × 1,496,661.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,682,665.65x = 3,777,570,838,791.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,777,570,838,791.52/1,682,665.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,244,991.95

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.