Home / 5,862,419.40-8,793,629.10-3,846,880.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,862,419.40, 8,793,629.10 and 3,846,880.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,862,419.40, 8,793,629.10 and 3,846,880.20 is: 5,770,320.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,862,419.40 : 8,793,629.10 = 3,846,880.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,862,419.40/8,793,629.10 = 3,846,880.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,862,419.40x = 8,793,629.10 × 3,846,880.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,862,419.40x = 33,828,037,670,933.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,828,037,670,933.82/5,862,419.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,770,320.30

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.