Home / 3,739,702.94-5,159,639.76-2,287,884.86

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,739,702.94, 5,159,639.76 and 2,287,884.86

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,739,702.94, 5,159,639.76 and 2,287,884.86 is: 3,156,577.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,739,702.94 : 5,159,639.76 = 2,287,884.86 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,739,702.94/5,159,639.76 = 2,287,884.86/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,739,702.94x = 5,159,639.76 × 2,287,884.86
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,739,702.94x = 11,804,661,689,958.03
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,804,661,689,958.03/3,739,702.94
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,156,577.38

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.