Home / 5,253,365.16-7,879,627.01-2,336,361.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,253,365.16, 7,879,627.01 and 2,336,361.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,253,365.16, 7,879,627.01 and 2,336,361.17 is: 3,504,354.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,253,365.16 : 7,879,627.01 = 2,336,361.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,253,365.16/7,879,627.01 = 2,336,361.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,253,365.16x = 7,879,627.01 × 2,336,361.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,253,365.16x = 18,409,654,546,689.97
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,409,654,546,689.97/5,253,365.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,504,354.63

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.