Home / 3,229,442.88-4,840,837.34-1,433,172.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,229,442.88, 4,840,837.34 and 1,433,172.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,229,442.88, 4,840,837.34 and 1,433,172.30 is: 2,148,281.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,229,442.88 : 4,840,837.34 = 1,433,172.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,229,442.88/4,840,837.34 = 1,433,172.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,229,442.88x = 4,840,837.34 × 1,433,172.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,229,442.88x = 6,937,753,977,327.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,937,753,977,327.82/3,229,442.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,148,281.99

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.