Home / 5,843,665.05-8,765,497.44-1,583,833.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,843,665.05, 8,765,497.44 and 1,583,833.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,843,665.05, 8,765,497.44 and 1,583,833.20 is: 2,375,749.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,843,665.05 : 8,765,497.44 = 1,583,833.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,843,665.05/8,765,497.44 = 1,583,833.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,843,665.05x = 8,765,497.44 × 1,583,833.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,843,665.05x = 13,883,085,859,987.01
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,883,085,859,987.01/5,843,665.05
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,375,749.76

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.