Home / 11,478,273.96-15,840,734.31-6,321,634.14

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,478,273.96, 15,840,734.31 and 6,321,634.14

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,478,273.96, 15,840,734.31 and 6,321,634.14 is: 8,724,249.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,478,273.96 : 15,840,734.31 = 6,321,634.14 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,478,273.96/15,840,734.31 = 6,321,634.14/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,478,273.96x = 15,840,734.31 × 6,321,634.14
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,478,273.96x = 100,139,326,816,765.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,139,326,816,765.34/11,478,273.96
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,724,249.58

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.