Home / 5,194,980.80-7,164,431.52-3,261,421.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,194,980.80, 7,164,431.52 and 3,261,421.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,194,980.80, 7,164,431.52 and 3,261,421.52 is: 4,497,847.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,194,980.80 : 7,164,431.52 = 3,261,421.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,194,980.80/7,164,431.52 = 3,261,421.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,194,980.80x = 7,164,431.52 × 3,261,421.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,194,980.80x = 23,366,231,137,894.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,366,231,137,894.31/5,194,980.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,497,847.45

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.