Home / 5,712,461.82-8,509,320.54-5,403,057.35

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,712,461.82, 8,509,320.54 and 5,403,057.35

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,712,461.82, 8,509,320.54 and 5,403,057.35 is: 8,048,429.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,712,461.82 : 8,509,320.54 = 5,403,057.35 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,712,461.82/8,509,320.54 = 5,403,057.35/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,712,461.82x = 8,509,320.54 × 5,403,057.35
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,712,461.82x = 45,976,346,844,606.36
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 45,976,346,844,606.36/5,712,461.82
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,048,429.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.