Home / 3,880,866.72-5,316,806.56-3,735,414.96

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,880,866.72, 5,316,806.56 and 3,735,414.96

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,880,866.72, 5,316,806.56 and 3,735,414.96 is: 5,117,536.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,880,866.72 : 5,316,806.56 = 3,735,414.96 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,880,866.72/5,316,806.56 = 3,735,414.96/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,880,866.72x = 5,316,806.56 × 3,735,414.96
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,880,866.72x = 19,860,478,763,650.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,860,478,763,650.14/3,880,866.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,117,536.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.