Home / 3,487,413.52-5,231,137.02-1,058,587.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,487,413.52, 5,231,137.02 and 1,058,587.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,487,413.52, 5,231,137.02 and 1,058,587.75 is: 1,587,886.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,487,413.52 : 5,231,137.02 = 1,058,587.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,487,413.52/5,231,137.02 = 1,058,587.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,487,413.52x = 5,231,137.02 × 1,058,587.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,487,413.52x = 5,537,617,567,943.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,537,617,567,943.51/3,487,413.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,587,886.71

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.