Home / 5,938,861.20-8,908,583.40-3,104,509.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,938,861.20, 8,908,583.40 and 3,104,509.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,938,861.20, 8,908,583.40 and 3,104,509.20 is: 4,656,916.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,938,861.20 : 8,908,583.40 = 3,104,509.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,938,861.20/8,908,583.40 = 3,104,509.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,938,861.20x = 8,908,583.40 × 3,104,509.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,938,861.20x = 27,656,779,124,267.28
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,656,779,124,267.28/5,938,861.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,656,916.23

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.