Home / 12,008,596.68-18,014,002.37-3,921,614.70

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,008,596.68, 18,014,002.37 and 3,921,614.70

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,008,596.68, 18,014,002.37 and 3,921,614.70 is: 5,882,783.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,008,596.68 : 18,014,002.37 = 3,921,614.70 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,008,596.68/18,014,002.37 = 3,921,614.70/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,008,596.68x = 18,014,002.37 × 3,921,614.70
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,008,596.68x = 70,643,976,449,631.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,643,976,449,631.39/12,008,596.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,882,783.67

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.