Home / 5,050,065.96-6,964,475.40-3,947,643

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,050,065.96, 6,964,475.40 and 3,947,643

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,050,065.96, 6,964,475.40 and 3,947,643 is: 5,444,139.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,050,065.96 : 6,964,475.40 = 3,947,643 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,050,065.96/6,964,475.40 = 3,947,643/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,050,065.96x = 6,964,475.40 × 3,947,643
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,050,065.96x = 27,493,262,561,482.20
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,493,262,561,482.20/5,050,065.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,444,139.30

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.