Home / 12,236,455.35-18,338,148.81-4,659,287.67

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 12,236,455.35, 18,338,148.81 and 4,659,287.67

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 12,236,455.35, 18,338,148.81 and 4,659,287.67 is: 6,982,635.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,236,455.35 : 18,338,148.81 = 4,659,287.67 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,236,455.35/18,338,148.81 = 4,659,287.67/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,236,455.35x = 18,338,148.81 × 4,659,287.67
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,236,455.35x = 85,442,710,641,058.17
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 85,442,710,641,058.17/12,236,455.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,982,635.75

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.