Home / 3,882,831.18-5,824,246.77-1,187,156.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,882,831.18, 5,824,246.77 and 1,187,156.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,882,831.18, 5,824,246.77 and 1,187,156.40 is: 1,780,734.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,882,831.18 : 5,824,246.77 = 1,187,156.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,882,831.18/5,824,246.77 = 1,187,156.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,882,831.18x = 5,824,246.77 × 1,187,156.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,882,831.18x = 6,914,291,828,184.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,914,291,828,184.83/3,882,831.18
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,780,734.60

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.