Home / 3,746,996.56-5,622,737.12-3,442,082.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,746,996.56, 5,622,737.12 and 3,442,082.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,746,996.56, 5,622,737.12 and 3,442,082.28 is: 5,165,183.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,746,996.56 : 5,622,737.12 = 3,442,082.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,746,996.56/5,622,737.12 = 3,442,082.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,746,996.56x = 5,622,737.12 × 3,442,082.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,746,996.56x = 19,353,923,805,850.23
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,353,923,805,850.23/3,746,996.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,165,183.23

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.