Home / 5,229,978.12-7,200,685.62-4,462,953.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,229,978.12, 7,200,685.62 and 4,462,953.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,229,978.12, 7,200,685.62 and 4,462,953.48 is: 6,144,638.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,229,978.12 : 7,200,685.62 = 4,462,953.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,229,978.12/7,200,685.62 = 4,462,953.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,229,978.12x = 7,200,685.62 × 4,462,953.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,229,978.12x = 32,136,324,946,164.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,136,324,946,164.96/5,229,978.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,144,638.51

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.