Home / 6,585,861.24-9,871,585.38-3,391,179.12

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,585,861.24, 9,871,585.38 and 3,391,179.12

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,585,861.24, 9,871,585.38 and 3,391,179.12 is: 5,083,057.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,585,861.24 : 9,871,585.38 = 3,391,179.12 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,585,861.24/9,871,585.38 = 3,391,179.12/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,585,861.24x = 9,871,585.38 × 3,391,179.12
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,585,861.24x = 33,476,314,221,953.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,476,314,221,953.27/6,585,861.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,083,057.93

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.