Home / 6,844,697.25-10,277,138.75-3,817,976.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,844,697.25, 10,277,138.75 and 3,817,976.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,844,697.25, 10,277,138.75 and 3,817,976.73 is: 5,732,594.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,844,697.25 : 10,277,138.75 = 3,817,976.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,844,697.25/10,277,138.75 = 3,817,976.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,844,697.25x = 10,277,138.75 × 3,817,976.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,844,697.25x = 39,237,876,579,391.40
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,237,876,579,391.40/6,844,697.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,732,594.90

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.