Home / 5,956,635.90-8,937,473.76-3,257,810.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,956,635.90, 8,937,473.76 and 3,257,810.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,956,635.90, 8,937,473.76 and 3,257,810.40 is: 4,888,093.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,956,635.90 : 8,937,473.76 = 3,257,810.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,956,635.90/8,937,473.76 = 3,257,810.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,956,635.90x = 8,937,473.76 × 3,257,810.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,956,635.90x = 29,116,594,965,055.10
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,116,594,965,055.10/5,956,635.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,888,093.79

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.