Home / 11,540,744.80-17,312,672.40-3,970,031.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,540,744.80, 17,312,672.40 and 3,970,031.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,540,744.80, 17,312,672.40 and 3,970,031.20 is: 5,955,581.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,540,744.80 : 17,312,672.40 = 3,970,031.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,540,744.80/17,312,672.40 = 3,970,031.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,540,744.80x = 17,312,672.40 × 3,970,031.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,540,744.80x = 68,731,849,583,378.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,731,849,583,378.88/11,540,744.80
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,955,581.79

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.