Home / 1,739,259.42-2,608,510.05-885,425.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,739,259.42, 2,608,510.05 and 885,425.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,739,259.42, 2,608,510.05 and 885,425.46 is: 1,327,945.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,739,259.42 : 2,608,510.05 = 885,425.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,739,259.42/2,608,510.05 = 885,425.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,739,259.42x = 2,608,510.05 × 885,425.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,739,259.42x = 2,309,641,210,935.87
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,309,641,210,935.87/1,739,259.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,327,945.21

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.