Home / 6,509,915.58-8,984,191.32-3,609,871.58

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,509,915.58, 8,984,191.32 and 3,609,871.58

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,509,915.58, 8,984,191.32 and 3,609,871.58 is: 4,981,904.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,509,915.58 : 8,984,191.32 = 3,609,871.58 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,509,915.58/8,984,191.32 = 3,609,871.58/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,509,915.58x = 8,984,191.32 × 3,609,871.58
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,509,915.58x = 32,431,776,915,350.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 32,431,776,915,350.69/6,509,915.58
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,981,904.38

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.