Home / 3,501,004.40-5,248,396.20-2,079,551.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,501,004.40, 5,248,396.20 and 2,079,551.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,501,004.40, 5,248,396.20 and 2,079,551.60 is: 3,117,479.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,501,004.40 : 5,248,396.20 = 2,079,551.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,501,004.40/5,248,396.20 = 2,079,551.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,501,004.40x = 5,248,396.20 × 2,079,551.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,501,004.40x = 10,914,310,715,143.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,914,310,715,143.92/3,501,004.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,117,479.86

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.