Home / 3,975,890.40-5,968,501.20-3,947,896.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 3,975,890.40, 5,968,501.20 and 3,947,896.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 3,975,890.40, 5,968,501.20 and 3,947,896.80 is: 5,926,477.95

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,975,890.40 : 5,968,501.20 = 3,947,896.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,975,890.40/5,968,501.20 = 3,947,896.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,975,890.40x = 5,968,501.20 × 3,947,896.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,975,890.40x = 23,563,026,788,276.16
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,563,026,788,276.16/3,975,890.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,926,477.95

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.