Home / 3,916,540.46-5,874,533.37-1,037,843.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,916,540.46, 5,874,533.37 and 1,037,843.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,916,540.46, 5,874,533.37 and 1,037,843.57 is: 1,556,691.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,916,540.46 : 5,874,533.37 = 1,037,843.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,916,540.46/5,874,533.37 = 1,037,843.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,916,540.46x = 5,874,533.37 × 1,037,843.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,916,540.46x = 6,096,846,699,491.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,096,846,699,491.27/3,916,540.46
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,556,691.87

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.