Home / 3,650,559.87-5,039,323.85-2,274,583.41

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,650,559.87, 5,039,323.85 and 2,274,583.41

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,650,559.87, 5,039,323.85 and 2,274,583.41 is: 3,139,891.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,650,559.87 : 5,039,323.85 = 2,274,583.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,650,559.87/5,039,323.85 = 2,274,583.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,650,559.87x = 5,039,323.85 × 2,274,583.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,650,559.87x = 11,462,362,426,827.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,462,362,426,827.33/3,650,559.87
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,139,891.64

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.