Home / 1,857,532.50-2,561,021.79-1,203,001.98

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,857,532.50, 2,561,021.79 and 1,203,001.98

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,857,532.50, 2,561,021.79 and 1,203,001.98 is: 1,658,605.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,857,532.50 : 2,561,021.79 = 1,203,001.98 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,857,532.50/2,561,021.79 = 1,203,001.98/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,857,532.50x = 2,561,021.79 × 1,203,001.98
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,857,532.50x = 3,080,914,284,193.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,080,914,284,193.14/1,857,532.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,658,605.86

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.