Home / 1,871,147.80-2,806,721.70-1,729,430.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,871,147.80, 2,806,721.70 and 1,729,430.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,871,147.80, 2,806,721.70 and 1,729,430.20 is: 2,594,145.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,871,147.80 : 2,806,721.70 = 1,729,430.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,871,147.80/2,806,721.70 = 1,729,430.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,871,147.80x = 2,806,721.70 × 1,729,430.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,871,147.80x = 4,854,029,270,975.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,854,029,270,975.34/1,871,147.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,594,145.30

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.