Home / 5,150,461.60-7,725,692.40-3,958,400.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,150,461.60, 7,725,692.40 and 3,958,400.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,150,461.60, 7,725,692.40 and 3,958,400.80 is: 5,937,601.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,150,461.60 : 7,725,692.40 = 3,958,400.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,150,461.60/7,725,692.40 = 3,958,400.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,150,461.60x = 7,725,692.40 × 3,958,400.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,150,461.60x = 30,581,386,976,713.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,581,386,976,713.92/5,150,461.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,937,601.20

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.