Home / 1,873,840.80-2,585,899.72-1,014,400.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,873,840.80, 2,585,899.72 and 1,014,400.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,873,840.80, 2,585,899.72 and 1,014,400.42 is: 1,399,872.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,873,840.80 : 2,585,899.72 = 1,014,400.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,873,840.80/2,585,899.72 = 1,014,400.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,873,840.80x = 2,585,899.72 × 1,014,400.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,873,840.80x = 2,623,137,762,045.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,623,137,762,045.88/1,873,840.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,399,872.26

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.