Home / 5,557,576.32-8,336,208.96-1,771,286.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,557,576.32, 8,336,208.96 and 1,771,286.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,557,576.32, 8,336,208.96 and 1,771,286.40 is: 2,656,880.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,557,576.32 : 8,336,208.96 = 1,771,286.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,557,576.32/8,336,208.96 = 1,771,286.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,557,576.32x = 8,336,208.96 × 1,771,286.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,557,576.32x = 14,765,813,558,406.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,765,813,558,406.14/5,557,576.32
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,656,880.03

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.