Home / 1,736,914.88-2,605,537.44-538,850.24

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,736,914.88, 2,605,537.44 and 538,850.24

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,736,914.88, 2,605,537.44 and 538,850.24 is: 808,326.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,736,914.88 : 2,605,537.44 = 538,850.24 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,736,914.88/2,605,537.44 = 538,850.24/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,736,914.88x = 2,605,537.44 × 538,850.24
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,736,914.88x = 1,403,994,474,872.99
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,403,994,474,872.99/1,736,914.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 808,326.59

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.