Home / 5,916,846.31-8,165,375.37-3,267,685.53

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,916,846.31, 8,165,375.37 and 3,267,685.53

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,916,846.31, 8,165,375.37 and 3,267,685.53 is: 4,509,476.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,916,846.31 : 8,165,375.37 = 3,267,685.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,916,846.31/8,165,375.37 = 3,267,685.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,916,846.31x = 8,165,375.37 × 3,267,685.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,916,846.31x = 26,681,878,943,567.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,681,878,943,567.39/5,916,846.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,509,476.43

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.