Home / 3,865,056.75-5,334,270.39-2,337,174.81

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,865,056.75, 5,334,270.39 and 2,337,174.81

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,865,056.75, 5,334,270.39 and 2,337,174.81 is: 3,225,598.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,865,056.75 : 5,334,270.39 = 2,337,174.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,865,056.75/5,334,270.39 = 2,337,174.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,865,056.75x = 5,334,270.39 × 2,337,174.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,865,056.75x = 12,467,122,385,236.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,467,122,385,236.88/3,865,056.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,225,598.79

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.