Home / 3,672,347.10-5,508,520.65-1,971,735.90

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,672,347.10, 5,508,520.65 and 1,971,735.90

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,672,347.10, 5,508,520.65 and 1,971,735.90 is: 2,957,603.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,672,347.10 : 5,508,520.65 = 1,971,735.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,672,347.10/5,508,520.65 = 1,971,735.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,672,347.10x = 5,508,520.65 × 1,971,735.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,672,347.10x = 10,861,347,921,496.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,861,347,921,496.34/3,672,347.10
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,957,603.85

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.