Home / 4,852,938.44-7,280,176.62-1,614,591.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,852,938.44, 7,280,176.62 and 1,614,591.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,852,938.44, 7,280,176.62 and 1,614,591.56 is: 2,422,143.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,852,938.44 : 7,280,176.62 = 1,614,591.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,852,938.44/7,280,176.62 = 1,614,591.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,852,938.44x = 7,280,176.62 × 1,614,591.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,852,938.44x = 11,754,511,725,961.33
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,754,511,725,961.33/4,852,938.44
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,422,143.18

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.