Home / 5,072,938.49-7,601,430.65-3,922,992.02

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,072,938.49, 7,601,430.65 and 3,922,992.02

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,072,938.49, 7,601,430.65 and 3,922,992.02 is: 5,878,319.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,072,938.49 : 7,601,430.65 = 3,922,992.02 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,072,938.49/7,601,430.65 = 3,922,992.02/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,072,938.49x = 7,601,430.65 × 3,922,992.02
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,072,938.49x = 29,820,351,722,911.30
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,820,351,722,911.30/5,072,938.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,878,319.21

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.