Home / 5,873,056.88-8,809,231.29-3,492,053.57

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,873,056.88, 8,809,231.29 and 3,492,053.57

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,873,056.88, 8,809,231.29 and 3,492,053.57 is: 5,237,869.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,873,056.88 : 8,809,231.29 = 3,492,053.57 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,873,056.88/8,809,231.29 = 3,492,053.57/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,873,056.88x = 8,809,231.29 × 3,492,053.57
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,873,056.88x = 30,762,307,603,770.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 30,762,307,603,770.88/5,873,056.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,237,869.86

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.