Home / 10,781,502.54-14,878,360.83-5,886,709.48

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,781,502.54, 14,878,360.83 and 5,886,709.48

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,781,502.54, 14,878,360.83 and 5,886,709.48 is: 8,123,597.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,781,502.54 : 14,878,360.83 = 5,886,709.48 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,781,502.54/14,878,360.83 = 5,886,709.48/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,781,502.54x = 14,878,360.83 × 5,886,709.48
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,781,502.54x = 87,584,587,744,821.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 87,584,587,744,821.67/10,781,502.54
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,123,597.56

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.