Home / 5,796,340.65-8,736,174.45-4,996,380.51

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,796,340.65, 8,736,174.45 and 4,996,380.51

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,796,340.65, 8,736,174.45 and 4,996,380.51 is: 7,530,484.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,796,340.65 : 8,736,174.45 = 4,996,380.51 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,796,340.65/8,736,174.45 = 4,996,380.51/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,796,340.65x = 8,736,174.45 × 4,996,380.51
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,796,340.65x = 43,649,251,753,939.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,649,251,753,939.96/5,796,340.65
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,530,484.21

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.