Home / 5,496,183.49-8,240,289.42-3,694,598.50

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,496,183.49, 8,240,289.42 and 3,694,598.50

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,496,183.49, 8,240,289.42 and 3,694,598.50 is: 5,539,218.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,496,183.49 : 8,240,289.42 = 3,694,598.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,496,183.49/8,240,289.42 = 3,694,598.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,496,183.49x = 8,240,289.42 × 3,694,598.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,496,183.49x = 30,444,560,923,951.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,444,560,923,951.89/5,496,183.49
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,539,218.44

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.