Home / 3,537,586.60-5,307,135.42-1,141,567.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,537,586.60, 5,307,135.42 and 1,141,567.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,537,586.60, 5,307,135.42 and 1,141,567.40 is: 1,712,594.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,537,586.60 : 5,307,135.42 = 1,141,567.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,537,586.60/5,307,135.42 = 1,141,567.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,537,586.60x = 5,307,135.42 × 1,141,567.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,537,586.60x = 6,058,452,782,857.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,058,452,782,857.31/3,537,586.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,712,594.90

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.