Home / 993,154.21-1,489,745.05-283,182.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 993,154.21, 1,489,745.05 and 283,182.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 993,154.21, 1,489,745.05 and 283,182.17 is: 424,777.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    993,154.21 : 1,489,745.05 = 283,182.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    993,154.21/1,489,745.05 = 283,182.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    993,154.21x = 1,489,745.05 × 283,182.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    993,154.21x = 421,869,227,849.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 421,869,227,849.08/993,154.21
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 424,777.16

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.