Home / 6,854,271.40-9,459,271.02-3,798,420.04

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 6,854,271.40, 9,459,271.02 and 3,798,420.04

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 6,854,271.40, 9,459,271.02 and 3,798,420.04 is: 5,242,028.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,854,271.40 : 9,459,271.02 = 3,798,420.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,854,271.40/9,459,271.02 = 3,798,420.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,854,271.40x = 9,459,271.02 × 3,798,420.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,854,271.40x = 35,930,284,606,159.24
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,930,284,606,159.24/6,854,271.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,242,028.29

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.