Home / 3,948,876.75-5,923,315.17-957,060.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,948,876.75, 5,923,315.17 and 957,060.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,948,876.75, 5,923,315.17 and 957,060.75 is: 1,435,591.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,948,876.75 : 5,923,315.17 = 957,060.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,948,876.75/5,923,315.17 = 957,060.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,948,876.75x = 5,923,315.17 × 957,060.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,948,876.75x = 5,668,972,459,086.58
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,668,972,459,086.58/3,948,876.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,435,591.14

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.