Home / 5,017,617.60-7,527,117.60-2,177,649.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,017,617.60, 7,527,117.60 and 2,177,649.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,017,617.60, 7,527,117.60 and 2,177,649.60 is: 3,266,774.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,017,617.60 : 7,527,117.60 = 2,177,649.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,017,617.60/7,527,117.60 = 2,177,649.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,017,617.60x = 7,527,117.60 × 2,177,649.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,017,617.60x = 16,391,424,630,792.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,391,424,630,792.96/5,017,617.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,266,774.38

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.