Home / 1,740,287.16-2,402,037.75-1,189,226.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,740,287.16, 2,402,037.75 and 1,189,226.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,740,287.16, 2,402,037.75 and 1,189,226.04 is: 1,641,433.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,740,287.16 : 2,402,037.75 = 1,189,226.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,740,287.16/2,402,037.75 = 1,189,226.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,740,287.16x = 2,402,037.75 × 1,189,226.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,740,287.16x = 2,856,565,841,363.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,856,565,841,363.01/1,740,287.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,641,433.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.