Home / 2,866,851.95-4,295,233.32-2,696,178.47

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 2,866,851.95, 4,295,233.32 and 2,696,178.47

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 2,866,851.95, 4,295,233.32 and 2,696,178.47 is: 4,039,523.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,866,851.95 : 4,295,233.32 = 2,696,178.47 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,866,851.95/4,295,233.32 = 2,696,178.47/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,866,851.95x = 4,295,233.32 × 2,696,178.47
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,866,851.95x = 11,580,715,579,534.45
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,580,715,579,534.45/2,866,851.95
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,039,523.42

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.