Home / 3,740,539.20-5,609,496.60-1,942,825.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,740,539.20, 5,609,496.60 and 1,942,825.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,740,539.20, 5,609,496.60 and 1,942,825.20 is: 2,913,556.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,740,539.20 : 5,609,496.60 = 1,942,825.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,740,539.20/5,609,496.60 = 1,942,825.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,740,539.20x = 5,609,496.60 × 1,942,825.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,740,539.20x = 10,898,271,353,794.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,898,271,353,794.32/3,740,539.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,913,556.25

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.