Home / 10,583,999.20-15,875,998.80-3,009,980.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,583,999.20, 15,875,998.80 and 3,009,980.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,583,999.20, 15,875,998.80 and 3,009,980.80 is: 4,514,971.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,583,999.20 : 15,875,998.80 = 3,009,980.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,583,999.20/15,875,998.80 = 3,009,980.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,583,999.20x = 15,875,998.80 × 3,009,980.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,583,999.20x = 47,786,451,568,823.04
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,786,451,568,823.04/10,583,999.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,514,971.20

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.