Home / 5,517,964.20-7,615,453.50-3,342,443.52

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,517,964.20, 7,615,453.50 and 3,342,443.52

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,517,964.20, 7,615,453.50 and 3,342,443.52 is: 4,612,973.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,517,964.20 : 7,615,453.50 = 3,342,443.52 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,517,964.20/7,615,453.50 = 3,342,443.52/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,517,964.20x = 7,615,453.50 × 3,342,443.52
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,517,964.20x = 25,454,223,202,936.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,454,223,202,936.32/5,517,964.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,612,973.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.