Home / 4,966,817.38-6,854,776.13-2,761,900.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,966,817.38, 6,854,776.13 and 2,761,900.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,966,817.38, 6,854,776.13 and 2,761,900.04 is: 3,811,737.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,966,817.38 : 6,854,776.13 = 2,761,900.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,966,817.38/6,854,776.13 = 2,761,900.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,966,817.38x = 6,854,776.13 × 2,761,900.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,966,817.38x = 18,932,206,457,405.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,932,206,457,405.86/4,966,817.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,811,737.98

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.