Home / 5,740,221.85-8,610,344.62-5,389,470.79

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,740,221.85, 8,610,344.62 and 5,389,470.79

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,740,221.85, 8,610,344.62 and 5,389,470.79 is: 8,084,217.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,740,221.85 : 8,610,344.62 = 5,389,470.79 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,740,221.85/8,610,344.62 = 5,389,470.79/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,740,221.85x = 8,610,344.62 × 5,389,470.79
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,740,221.85x = 46,405,200,786,324.11
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,405,200,786,324.11/5,740,221.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,084,217.30

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.