Home / 11,784,940.76-17,678,158.26-3,698,235.56

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 11,784,940.76, 17,678,158.26 and 3,698,235.56

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 11,784,940.76, 17,678,158.26 and 3,698,235.56 is: 5,547,587.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    11,784,940.76 : 17,678,158.26 = 3,698,235.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    11,784,940.76/17,678,158.26 = 3,698,235.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    11,784,940.76x = 17,678,158.26 × 3,698,235.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    11,784,940.76x = 65,377,993,512,439.73
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,377,993,512,439.73/11,784,940.76
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,547,587.79

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.