Home / 12,062,252.72-16,646,037.36-6,555,627.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,062,252.72, 16,646,037.36 and 6,555,627.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,062,252.72, 16,646,037.36 and 6,555,627.60 is: 9,046,835.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,062,252.72 : 16,646,037.36 = 6,555,627.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,062,252.72/16,646,037.36 = 6,555,627.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,062,252.72x = 16,646,037.36 × 6,555,627.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,062,252.72x = 109,125,221,947,847.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,125,221,947,847.12/12,062,252.72
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,046,835.98

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.