Home / 10,868,051.80-16,302,077.70-9,785,632.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,868,051.80, 16,302,077.70 and 9,785,632.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,868,051.80, 16,302,077.70 and 9,785,632.60 is: 14,678,448.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,868,051.80 : 16,302,077.70 = 9,785,632.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,868,051.80/16,302,077.70 = 9,785,632.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,868,051.80x = 16,302,077.70 × 9,785,632.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,868,051.80x = 159,526,142,988,853
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 159,526,142,988,853/10,868,051.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,678,448.90

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.