Home / 3,188,002.60-4,782,003.90-2,873,074.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,188,002.60, 4,782,003.90 and 2,873,074.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,188,002.60, 4,782,003.90 and 2,873,074.60 is: 4,309,611.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,188,002.60 : 4,782,003.90 = 2,873,074.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,188,002.60/4,782,003.90 = 2,873,074.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,188,002.60x = 4,782,003.90 × 2,873,074.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,188,002.60x = 13,739,053,942,190.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,739,053,942,190.94/3,188,002.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,309,611.90

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.