Home / 5,752,693.17-8,632,888.88-2,386,900.17

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,752,693.17, 8,632,888.88 and 2,386,900.17

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,752,693.17, 8,632,888.88 and 2,386,900.17 is: 3,581,947.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,752,693.17 : 8,632,888.88 = 2,386,900.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,752,693.17/8,632,888.88 = 2,386,900.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,752,693.17x = 8,632,888.88 × 2,386,900.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,752,693.17x = 20,605,843,923,328.61
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,605,843,923,328.61/5,752,693.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,581,947.33

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.