Home / 3,479,930.73-5,218,640.60-1,204,838.37

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,479,930.73, 5,218,640.60 and 1,204,838.37

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,479,930.73, 5,218,640.60 and 1,204,838.37 is: 1,806,822.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,479,930.73 : 5,218,640.60 = 1,204,838.37 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,479,930.73/5,218,640.60 = 1,204,838.37/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,479,930.73x = 5,218,640.60 × 1,204,838.37
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,479,930.73x = 6,287,618,428,095.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,287,618,428,095.63/3,479,930.73
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,806,822.87

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.