Home / 1,734,523.20-2,601,784.80-472,348.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,734,523.20, 2,601,784.80 and 472,348.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,734,523.20, 2,601,784.80 and 472,348.80 is: 708,523.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,734,523.20 : 2,601,784.80 = 472,348.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,734,523.20/2,601,784.80 = 472,348.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,734,523.20x = 2,601,784.80 × 472,348.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,734,523.20x = 1,228,949,928,138.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,228,949,928,138.24/1,734,523.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 708,523.20

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.