Home / 3,683,632.89-5,046,601.56-3,545,568.03

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,683,632.89, 5,046,601.56 and 3,545,568.03

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,683,632.89, 5,046,601.56 and 3,545,568.03 is: 4,857,451.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,683,632.89 : 5,046,601.56 = 3,545,568.03 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,683,632.89/5,046,601.56 = 3,545,568.03/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,683,632.89x = 5,046,601.56 × 3,545,568.03
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,683,632.89x = 17,893,069,151,284.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,893,069,151,284.12/3,683,632.89
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,857,451.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.