Home / 5,844,357.40-8,059,990.98-3,669,103.21

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,844,357.40, 8,059,990.98 and 3,669,103.21

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,844,357.40, 8,059,990.98 and 3,669,103.21 is: 5,060,083.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,844,357.40 : 8,059,990.98 = 3,669,103.21 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,844,357.40/8,059,990.98 = 3,669,103.21/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,844,357.40x = 8,059,990.98 × 3,669,103.21
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,844,357.40x = 29,572,938,777,289.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,572,938,777,289.05/5,844,357.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,060,083.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.