Home / 5,902,048.80-8,853,073.20-3,662,560.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,902,048.80, 8,853,073.20 and 3,662,560.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,902,048.80, 8,853,073.20 and 3,662,560.80 is: 5,493,841.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,902,048.80 : 8,853,073.20 = 3,662,560.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,902,048.80/8,853,073.20 = 3,662,560.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,902,048.80x = 8,853,073.20 × 3,662,560.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,902,048.80x = 32,424,918,861,850.55
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,424,918,861,850.55/5,902,048.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,493,841.20

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.