Home / 1,840,740.73-2,760,187.17-1,072,487.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,840,740.73, 2,760,187.17 and 1,072,487.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,840,740.73, 2,760,187.17 and 1,072,487.12 is: 1,608,192.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,840,740.73 : 2,760,187.17 = 1,072,487.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,840,740.73/2,760,187.17 = 1,072,487.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,840,740.73x = 2,760,187.17 × 1,072,487.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,840,740.73x = 2,960,265,188,614.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,960,265,188,614.25/1,840,740.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,608,192.37

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.