Home / 5,854,224.42-8,078,439.35-3,240,551.66

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,854,224.42, 8,078,439.35 and 3,240,551.66

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,854,224.42, 8,078,439.35 and 3,240,551.66 is: 4,471,745.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,854,224.42 : 8,078,439.35 = 3,240,551.66 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,854,224.42/8,078,439.35 = 3,240,551.66/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,854,224.42x = 8,078,439.35 × 3,240,551.66
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,854,224.42x = 26,178,599,989,256.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,178,599,989,256.86/5,854,224.42
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,471,745.21

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.