Home / 5,486,768.40-8,230,152.60-3,471,229.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,486,768.40, 8,230,152.60 and 3,471,229.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,486,768.40, 8,230,152.60 and 3,471,229.20 is: 5,206,843.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,486,768.40 : 8,230,152.60 = 3,471,229.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,486,768.40/8,230,152.60 = 3,471,229.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,486,768.40x = 8,230,152.60 × 3,471,229.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,486,768.40x = 28,568,746,025,575.92
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,568,746,025,575.92/5,486,768.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,206,843.80

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.