Home / 3,681,833.88-5,076,583.20-2,520,843.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,681,833.88, 5,076,583.20 and 2,520,843.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,681,833.88, 5,076,583.20 and 2,520,843.12 is: 3,475,786.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,681,833.88 : 5,076,583.20 = 2,520,843.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,681,833.88/5,076,583.20 = 2,520,843.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,681,833.88x = 5,076,583.20 × 2,520,843.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,681,833.88x = 12,797,269,832,827.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,797,269,832,827.59/3,681,833.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,475,786.86

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.