Home / 4,300,470-5,935,814.39-2,535,909.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,300,470, 5,935,814.39 and 2,535,909.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,300,470, 5,935,814.39 and 2,535,909.40 is: 3,500,242.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,300,470 : 5,935,814.39 = 2,535,909.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,300,470/5,935,814.39 = 2,535,909.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,300,470x = 5,935,814.39 × 2,535,909.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,300,470x = 15,052,687,508,256.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,052,687,508,256.26/4,300,470
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,500,242.42

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.