Home / 5,500,991.85-8,249,619.22-1,905,919.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,500,991.85, 8,249,619.22 and 1,905,919.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,500,991.85, 8,249,619.22 and 1,905,919.67 is: 2,858,232.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,500,991.85 : 8,249,619.22 = 1,905,919.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,500,991.85/8,249,619.22 = 1,905,919.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,500,991.85x = 8,249,619.22 × 1,905,919.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,500,991.85x = 15,723,111,557,267.31
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,723,111,557,267.31/5,500,991.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,858,232.11

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.