Home / 3,159,218.42-4,737,923.67-1,029,488.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,159,218.42, 4,737,923.67 and 1,029,488.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,159,218.42, 4,737,923.67 and 1,029,488.66 is: 1,543,938.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,159,218.42 : 4,737,923.67 = 1,029,488.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,159,218.42/4,737,923.67 = 1,029,488.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,159,218.42x = 4,737,923.67 × 1,029,488.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,159,218.42x = 4,877,638,690,210.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,877,638,690,210.58/3,159,218.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,543,938.42

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.