Home / 3,239,589.80-4,859,384.70-2,177,906.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,239,589.80, 4,859,384.70 and 2,177,906.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,239,589.80, 4,859,384.70 and 2,177,906.60 is: 3,266,859.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,239,589.80 : 4,859,384.70 = 2,177,906.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,239,589.80/4,859,384.70 = 2,177,906.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,239,589.80x = 4,859,384.70 × 2,177,906.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,239,589.80x = 10,583,286,010,069.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,583,286,010,069.02/3,239,589.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,266,859.90

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.