Home / 5,062,115.52-6,988,979.76-4,517,314.44

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,062,115.52, 6,988,979.76 and 4,517,314.44

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,062,115.52, 6,988,979.76 and 4,517,314.44 is: 6,236,803.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,062,115.52 : 6,988,979.76 = 4,517,314.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,062,115.52/6,988,979.76 = 4,517,314.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,062,115.52x = 6,988,979.76 × 4,517,314.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,062,115.52x = 31,571,419,190,715.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,571,419,190,715.73/5,062,115.52
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,236,803.38

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.