Home / 3,088,145.79-4,632,518.03-957,657.87

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,088,145.79, 4,632,518.03 and 957,657.87

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,088,145.79, 4,632,518.03 and 957,657.87 is: 1,436,579.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,088,145.79 : 4,632,518.03 = 957,657.87 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,088,145.79/4,632,518.03 = 957,657.87/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,088,145.79x = 4,632,518.03 × 957,657.87
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,088,145.79x = 4,436,367,344,558.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,436,367,344,558.11/3,088,145.79
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,436,579.63

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.