Home / 4,973,570.16-6,862,917.92-3,137,339.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 4,973,570.16, 6,862,917.92 and 3,137,339.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 4,973,570.16, 6,862,917.92 and 3,137,339.04 is: 4,329,143.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,973,570.16 : 6,862,917.92 = 3,137,339.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,973,570.16/6,862,917.92 = 3,137,339.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,973,570.16x = 6,862,917.92 × 3,137,339.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,973,570.16x = 21,531,300,318,731.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,531,300,318,731.60/4,973,570.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,329,143.78

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.