Home / 5,940,034.01-8,894,979.60-4,977,959.72

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,940,034.01, 8,894,979.60 and 4,977,959.72

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,940,034.01, 8,894,979.60 and 4,977,959.72 is: 7,454,309.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,940,034.01 : 8,894,979.60 = 4,977,959.72 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,940,034.01/8,894,979.60 = 4,977,959.72/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,940,034.01x = 8,894,979.60 × 4,977,959.72
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,940,034.01x = 44,278,850,187,915.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,278,850,187,915.27/5,940,034.01
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,454,309.21

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.