Home / 3,863,673.56-5,331,602.40-2,144,658.76

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,863,673.56, 5,331,602.40 and 2,144,658.76

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,863,673.56, 5,331,602.40 and 2,144,658.76 is: 2,959,480.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,863,673.56 : 5,331,602.40 = 2,144,658.76 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,863,673.56/5,331,602.40 = 2,144,658.76/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,863,673.56x = 5,331,602.40 × 2,144,658.76
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,863,673.56x = 11,434,467,791,997.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,434,467,791,997.02/3,863,673.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,959,480.82

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.