Home / 3,889,672.20-5,834,508.30-2,545,979.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,889,672.20, 5,834,508.30 and 2,545,979.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,889,672.20, 5,834,508.30 and 2,545,979.40 is: 3,818,969.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,889,672.20 : 5,834,508.30 = 2,545,979.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,889,672.20/5,834,508.30 = 2,545,979.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,889,672.20x = 5,834,508.30 × 2,545,979.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,889,672.20x = 14,854,537,940,929.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,854,537,940,929.02/3,889,672.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,818,969.10

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.