Home / 5,857,925.40-8,788,213.06-3,162,192.75

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,857,925.40, 8,788,213.06 and 3,162,192.75

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,857,925.40, 8,788,213.06 and 3,162,192.75 is: 4,744,004.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,857,925.40 : 8,788,213.06 = 3,162,192.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,857,925.40/8,788,213.06 = 3,162,192.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,857,925.40x = 8,788,213.06 × 3,162,192.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,857,925.40x = 27,790,023,615,881.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,790,023,615,881.83/5,857,925.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,744,004.36

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.