Home / 3,500,588.80-5,250,883.20-2,003,449.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,500,588.80, 5,250,883.20 and 2,003,449.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,500,588.80, 5,250,883.20 and 2,003,449.60 is: 3,005,174.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,500,588.80 : 5,250,883.20 = 2,003,449.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,500,588.80/5,250,883.20 = 2,003,449.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,500,588.80x = 5,250,883.20 × 2,003,449.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,500,588.80x = 10,519,879,846,686.72
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,519,879,846,686.72/3,500,588.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,005,174.40

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.