Home / 5,098,291.20-7,041,945.60-3,738,009.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,098,291.20, 7,041,945.60 and 3,738,009.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,098,291.20, 7,041,945.60 and 3,738,009.60 is: 5,163,075.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,098,291.20 : 7,041,945.60 = 3,738,009.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,098,291.20/7,041,945.60 = 3,738,009.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,098,291.20x = 7,041,945.60 × 3,738,009.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,098,291.20x = 26,322,860,255,477.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,322,860,255,477.76/5,098,291.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,163,075.08

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.