Home / 3,876,070.75-5,348,977.64-2,157,597.23

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,876,070.75, 5,348,977.64 and 2,157,597.23

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,876,070.75, 5,348,977.64 and 2,157,597.23 is: 2,977,484.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,876,070.75 : 5,348,977.64 = 2,157,597.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,876,070.75/5,348,977.64 = 2,157,597.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,876,070.75x = 5,348,977.64 × 2,157,597.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,876,070.75x = 11,540,939,339,395.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,540,939,339,395.94/3,876,070.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,977,484.18

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.