Home / 3,549,279.92-5,324,817.96-990,494.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,549,279.92, 5,324,817.96 and 990,494.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,549,279.92, 5,324,817.96 and 990,494.56 is: 1,485,992.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,549,279.92 : 5,324,817.96 = 990,494.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,549,279.92/5,324,817.96 = 990,494.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,549,279.92x = 5,324,817.96 × 990,494.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,549,279.92x = 5,274,203,222,370.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,274,203,222,370.30/3,549,279.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,485,992.47

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.