Home / 1,699,466.43-2,548,321.20-501,235.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,699,466.43, 2,548,321.20 and 501,235.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,699,466.43, 2,548,321.20 and 501,235.86 is: 751,594.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,699,466.43 : 2,548,321.20 = 501,235.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,699,466.43/2,548,321.20 = 501,235.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,699,466.43x = 2,548,321.20 × 501,235.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,699,466.43x = 1,277,309,968,238.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,277,309,968,238.23/1,699,466.43
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 751,594.70

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.