Home / 3,692,988.44-5,549,224.61-1,988,392.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,692,988.44, 5,549,224.61 and 1,988,392.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,692,988.44, 5,549,224.61 and 1,988,392.04 is: 2,987,833.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,692,988.44 : 5,549,224.61 = 1,988,392.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,692,988.44/5,549,224.61 = 1,988,392.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,692,988.44x = 5,549,224.61 × 1,988,392.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,692,988.44x = 11,034,034,042,696.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,034,034,042,696.11/3,692,988.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,987,833.36

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.