Home / 3,845,591.60-5,768,387.40-3,229,732.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,845,591.60, 5,768,387.40 and 3,229,732.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,845,591.60, 5,768,387.40 and 3,229,732.40 is: 4,844,598.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,845,591.60 : 5,768,387.40 = 3,229,732.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,845,591.60/5,768,387.40 = 3,229,732.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,845,591.60x = 5,768,387.40 × 3,229,732.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,845,591.60x = 18,630,347,681,531.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,630,347,681,531.76/3,845,591.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,844,598.60

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.