Home / 3,959,251.88-5,463,782.58-2,148,415.88

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,959,251.88, 5,463,782.58 and 2,148,415.88

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,959,251.88, 5,463,782.58 and 2,148,415.88 is: 2,964,822.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,959,251.88 : 5,463,782.58 = 2,148,415.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,959,251.88/5,463,782.58 = 2,148,415.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,959,251.88x = 5,463,782.58 × 2,148,415.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,959,251.88x = 11,738,477,259,739.37
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,738,477,259,739.37/3,959,251.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,964,822.05

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.