Home / 3,935,872.92-5,905,675.62-2,341,585.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,935,872.92, 5,905,675.62 and 2,341,585.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,935,872.92, 5,905,675.62 and 2,341,585.56 is: 3,513,488.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,935,872.92 : 5,905,675.62 = 2,341,585.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,935,872.92/5,905,675.62 = 2,341,585.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,935,872.92x = 5,905,675.62 × 2,341,585.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,935,872.92x = 13,828,644,753,836.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,828,644,753,836.05/3,935,872.92
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,513,488.63

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.