Home / 5,368,359.68-8,050,051.20-2,001,662.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,368,359.68, 8,050,051.20 and 2,001,662.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,368,359.68, 8,050,051.20 and 2,001,662.72 is: 3,001,566.28

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,368,359.68 : 8,050,051.20 = 2,001,662.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,368,359.68/8,050,051.20 = 2,001,662.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,368,359.68x = 8,050,051.20 × 2,001,662.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,368,359.68x = 16,113,487,381,131.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,113,487,381,131.26/5,368,359.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,001,566.28

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.