Home / 3,534,347.52-4,880,275.92-2,881,076.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,534,347.52, 4,880,275.92 and 2,881,076.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,534,347.52, 4,880,275.92 and 2,881,076.04 is: 3,978,229.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,534,347.52 : 4,880,275.92 = 2,881,076.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,534,347.52/4,880,275.92 = 2,881,076.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,534,347.52x = 4,880,275.92 × 2,881,076.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,534,347.52x = 14,060,446,021,700.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,060,446,021,700.96/3,534,347.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,978,229.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.