Home / 5,798,489.40-8,697,734.10-3,782,950.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,798,489.40, 8,697,734.10 and 3,782,950.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,798,489.40, 8,697,734.10 and 3,782,950.20 is: 5,674,425.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,798,489.40 : 8,697,734.10 = 3,782,950.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,798,489.40/8,697,734.10 = 3,782,950.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,798,489.40x = 8,697,734.10 × 3,782,950.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,798,489.40x = 32,903,094,953,141.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,903,094,953,141.82/5,798,489.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,674,425.30

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.