Home / 3,938,084.75-5,434,561.82-2,127,248.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,938,084.75, 5,434,561.82 and 2,127,248.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,938,084.75, 5,434,561.82 and 2,127,248.75 is: 2,935,605.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,938,084.75 : 5,434,561.82 = 2,127,248.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,938,084.75/5,434,561.82 = 2,127,248.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,938,084.75x = 5,434,561.82 × 2,127,248.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,938,084.75x = 11,560,664,838,392.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,560,664,838,392.73/3,938,084.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,935,605.90

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.