Home / 5,988,491.60-8,983,903.80-2,576,771.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 5,988,491.60, 8,983,903.80 and 2,576,771.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 5,988,491.60, 8,983,903.80 and 2,576,771.60 is: 3,865,659.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,988,491.60 : 8,983,903.80 = 2,576,771.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,988,491.60/8,983,903.80 = 2,576,771.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,988,491.60x = 8,983,903.80 × 2,576,771.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,988,491.60x = 23,149,468,168,972.08
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,149,468,168,972.08/5,988,491.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,865,659.29

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.