Home / 5,065,978.40-6,990,840.24-2,774,099.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,065,978.40, 6,990,840.24 and 2,774,099.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,065,978.40, 6,990,840.24 and 2,774,099.60 is: 3,828,142.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,065,978.40 : 6,990,840.24 = 2,774,099.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,065,978.40/6,990,840.24 = 2,774,099.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,065,978.40x = 6,990,840.24 × 2,774,099.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,065,978.40x = 19,393,287,113,447.91
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,393,287,113,447.91/5,065,978.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,828,142.48

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.