Home / 3,883,538.42-5,361,581.93-3,452,628.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,883,538.42, 5,361,581.93 and 3,452,628.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,883,538.42, 5,361,581.93 and 3,452,628.34 is: 4,766,670.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,883,538.42 : 5,361,581.93 = 3,452,628.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,883,538.42/5,361,581.93 = 3,452,628.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,883,538.42x = 5,361,581.93 × 3,452,628.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,883,538.42x = 18,511,549,718,749.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,511,549,718,749.89/3,883,538.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,766,670.94

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.