Home / 4,872,280.88-7,308,380.98-3,808,217.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,872,280.88, 7,308,380.98 and 3,808,217.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,872,280.88, 7,308,380.98 and 3,808,217.36 is: 5,712,294.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,872,280.88 : 7,308,380.98 = 3,808,217.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,872,280.88/7,308,380.98 = 3,808,217.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,872,280.88x = 7,308,380.98 × 3,808,217.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,872,280.88x = 27,831,903,321,529.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,831,903,321,529.81/4,872,280.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,712,294.51

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.